Isolated polynucleotides and methods of promoting a morphology in a fungus

ABSTRACT

The invention includes isolated polynucleotide molecules that are differentially expressed in a native fungus exhibiting a first morphology relative to the native fungus exhibiting a second morphology. The invention includes a method of enhancing a bioprocess utilizing a fungus. A transformed fungus is produced by transforming a fungus with a recombinant polynucleotide molecule. The recombinant polynucleotide molecule contains an isolated polynucleotide sequence linked operably to a promoter. The polynucleotide sequence is expressed to promote a first morphology. The first morphology of the transformed fungus enhances a bioprocess relative to the bioprocess utilizing a second morphology.

RELATED PATENT DATA

[0001] This patent claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 toU.S. Provisional Patent Serial No. 60/382,132, which was filed May 20,2002.

CONTRACTUAL ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION

[0002] This invention was made with Government support under contractDE-AC0676RLO-1830, awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. TheGovernment has certain rights in this invention.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The invention pertains to isolated polynucleotide molecules,recombinant polynucleotide constructs, and methods of promoting amorphology in a fungus.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] Fungi are becoming increasingly utilized for production ofnumerous commercially useful products. A type of fungi known as“filamentous” fungi are currently used for the industrial scaleproduction of metabolites such as antibiotics (penicillins andcephalosporins, for example) and organic acids (citric and fumaric acidsfor example). Filamentous fungi are additionally useful for theindustrial production of enzymes such as, for example, proteases andlipases.

[0005] Utilization of a filamentous fungus species for production ofdesired compounds often involves growing submerged cultures of thefungus. Filamentous fungi can exhibit numerous morphologies in submergedcultures, one of which is the filamentous morphology. When fungi inculture exhibit a filamentous morphology, the filamentous growth canincrease the viscosity of the culture medium. The increased viscositycan affect the mass transfer and aeration properties of the culture, cancause mixing problems in a bioreactor, and can typically be accompaniedby decreased productivity.

[0006] Alternatively, “filamentous” fungi can exhibit a pelletmorphology. In contrast to cultures of fungi exhibiting a filamentousmorphology, the viscosity of cultures of fungi exhibiting a pelletmorphology can be relatively low and can utilize less power for mixingand aeration of the culture. For many products, for example citric acid,itaconic acid, statins, penicillins, and various enzymes, productivitycan be enhanced utilizing fungus exhibiting a pellet morphology relativeto fungus exhibiting a filamentous morphology. However, at least incertain fungal species, production of peptic enzyme or fumaric acid, forexample, can be enhanced by utilizing a fungus exhibiting a filamentousmorphology.

[0007] It would be desirable to develop methods to promote a desiredmorphology in a fungus and to develop methods for influencing orcontrolling morphologies exhibited by a fungus in a culture to optimizeproductivity.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0008] In one aspect, the invention encompasses an isolatedpolynucleotide molecule that is differentially expressed in a nativefungus exhibiting a pellet morphology relative to the native fungusexhibiting a filamentous morphology.

[0009] In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of enhancing abioprocess utilizing a fungus. A transformed fungus is produced bytransforming a fungus with a recombinant polynucleotide molecule. Therecombinant polynucleotide molecule contains an isolated polynucleotidesequence linked operably to a promoter. A polypeptide encoded by thepolynucleotide sequence is expressed to promote a pellet morphology. Thepellet morphology of the transformed fungus enhances a bioprocessrelative to the bioprocess utilizing a filamentous morphology of thetransformed fungus.

[0010] In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method of promoting amorphology of a fungus and enhancing productivity of a bioprocess. Afungus is transformed with an antisense oriented polynucleotide sequencecomplimentary to a gene sequence. A transcription product of thepolynucleotide sequence hybridizes to an mRNA and thereby suppressesexpression of the gene. The gene suppression promotes a morphology andenhances a bioprocess relative to the bioprocess in an alternativefungal morphology.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] Preferred embodiments of the invention are described below withreference to the following accompanying drawings.

[0012]FIG. 1 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of thetranscriptional level of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBalu-4 cDNA sequence set fourth in SEQ ID NO.:1. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0013]FIG. 2 shows the alignment and comparison of the predicted aminoacid sequence of A. niger Balu-4, SEQ ID NO.:2 (top sequence) and theamino acid sequence of Emericella nidulans G-protein beta subunit, SEQID NO.:3 (bottom sequence).

[0014]FIG. 3 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBalu-42 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:4. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0015]FIG. 4 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBrsa-25 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:6. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0016]FIG. 5 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBrsa-43 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:8. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0017]FIG. 6 shows the alignment and comparison of the predicted aminoacid sequence of A. niger Brsa-43, SEQ ID NO.:10 (top sequence), and theamino acid sequence of the Homo sapiens iysosomal pepstatin insensitiveprotease, SEQ ID NO.:11 (bottom sequence).

[0018]FIG. 7 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBrsa-47 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:12. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0019]FIG. 8 shows the alignment and comparison of the predicted aminoacid sequence of A. niger Brsa-47, SEQ ID NO.:14 (top sequence), and theamino acid sequence of Sesamum indicum Myo-inositol 1-phosphatesynthase, SEQ ID NO.:15 (bottom sequence).

[0020]FIG. 9 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBrsa-109 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:16. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0021]FIG. 10 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theBrsa-118 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:18. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0022]FIG. 11 shows the alignment and comparison of the predicted aminoacid sequence of A. niger Brsa-118, SEQ ID NO.:20 (top sequence), andthe Neurospora crassa probable hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase, SEQID NO.:21 (bottom sequence).

[0023]FIG. 12 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theArsa-7 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:22. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0024]FIG. 13 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theArsa-48 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:24. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0025]FIG. 14 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theA-37 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:26. Lanes 1, 2 and 3 reflecttranscription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcription levels inthe filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4), 40 minutes(lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing the filamentousmorphology.

[0026]FIG. 15 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theA-90 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:28. Lanes 1, 2 and 3 reflecttranscription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcription levels inthe filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4), 40 minutes(lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing the filamentousmorphology.

[0027]FIG. 16 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theArsa-43 cDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:33. Lanes 1, 2 and 3reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0028]FIG. 17 shows the alignment and comparison of the predicted aminoacid sequence of A. niger Arsa-43, SEQ ID NO.:34 (top sequence), and theAspergillus nidulans polyubiquitin protein, SEQ ID NO.:35 (bottomsequence).

[0029]FIG. 18 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theArsa-10 cDNA partial sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:36. Lanes 1, 2 and3 reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0030]FIG. 19 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger gene corresponding to theArsa-27 cDNA partial sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:37. Lanes 1, 2 and3 reflect transcription levels in the pellet morphology. Transcriptionlevels in the filamentous morphology are shown at 20 minutes (lane 4),40 minutes (lane 5) and 120 minutes (lane 6) after inducing thefilamentous morphology.

[0031]FIG. 20 shows a comparison of enhanced expression levels infilamentous morphology (right) relative to the pellet morphology (left)of native A. niger for each of the Balu-4, Brsa-25, Brsa-43, Brsa-47,Brsa-109, and Brsa-118 genes.

[0032]FIG. 21 shows a comparison of enhanced expression levels in thepellet morphology (left) relative to filamentous morphology (right) ofnative A. niger for each of the Arsa-7, Arsa-10, Arsa-27, A-27, Arsa-43and A-90 genes.

[0033]FIG. 22 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger genes corresponding to theBalu-4, Balu-42, Brsa-25, Brsa-47, Brsa-109, and Brsa-118 cDNA sequencesset forth in SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 12, 16 and 18, respectively. Panel (A)shows transcription levels in native A. niger grown in 10 ppb Mn²⁺(pellet morphology) for 14 hr (lane 1), 24 hr (lane 2), 48 hr (lane 3),72 hr (lane 4), 96 hr (lane 5) and 120 hr (lane 6). Panel (B) showstranscription levels in native A. niger grown in 1000 ppb Mn²⁺(filamentous morphology) for 1 hr (lane 1), 2 hr (lane 2), 24 hr (lane3), 36 hr (lane 4), 72 hr (lane 5) and 108 hr (lane 6).

[0034]FIG. 23 shows the results of Northern blot analysis oftranscription levels of the native A. niger genes corresponding to theArsa-7, A-37, Arsa-48, and A-90 cDNA sequences set forth in SEQ IDNOs.:22, 24, 26 and 28, respectively. Panel (A) shows transcriptionlevels in native A. niger grown in 10 ppb Mn²⁺ (pellet morphology) for14 hr (lane 1), 24 hr (lane 2), 48 hr (lane 3), 72 hr (lane 4), 96 hr(lane 5) and 120 hr (lane 6). Panel (B) shows transcription levels innative A. niger grown in 1000 ppb Mn²⁺ (filamentous morphology) for 1 hr(lane 1), 2 hr (lane 2), 24 hr (lane 3), 36 hr (lane 4), 72 hr (lane 5)and 108 hr (lane 6).

[0035]FIG. 24 is a flowchart diagram illustrating a particular aspect ofthe present invention.

[0036]FIG. 25 shows suppression results for A. niger transformed withantisense oriented polynucleotide sequences complimentary to Balu-42(Panel A), Brsa-25 (Panel B) and Brsa-118 (Panel C). Each panel comparesmorphologies of control A. niger (left) and transformed A. niger (right)containing the corresponding antisense DNA construct grown in 15 ppbMn²⁺ medium.

[0037]FIG. 26 shows suppression results for A. niger transformed withantisense oriented polynucleotide sequences complimentary to cDNAscorresponding to Arsa-7 (Panel A), A-37 (Panel B) and A-90 (Panel C).Each panel compares morphologies of control A. niger (left) andtransformed A. niger (right) grown in 12 ppb Mn²⁺ medium.

[0038]FIG. 27 shows the citric acid production of control A. niger andtransformed A. niger containing antisense polynucleotide sequencecomplimentary to Balu-42 (strain 2805) or complimentary to Brsa-118(strain 2808). Panel (A) shows measured citric acid production forindividual transformation experiments. Panel (B) shows averaged valuesof the data depicted in Panel (A).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0039] The invention encompasses polynucleotides that can havedifferential expression in a native fungus. For purposes of the presentdescription the term “expression” of a polynucleotide sequence can referto the combined processes of transcription and translation, or can referto a portion of the combined transcription and translation process. Theterm “differential expression” can refer to two or more differing levelsof expression, or can refer to an absence in expression in a firstinstance relative to a presence of expression in a second instance.

[0040] The invention includes isolated polynucleotide molecules that caninclude a polynucleotide sequence that is differentially expressed indifferent morphologies exhibited by a native fungus. For purposes of thepresent description, the term “native” can refer to an organism that hasnot been genetically manipulated. The term “isolated” can refer to anaturally occurring molecule such as, for example, a polynucleotide or apolypeptide that has been recovered from the organism which produced it,or alternatively can refer to a synthetic molecule.

[0041] An isolated polynucleotide molecule according to the presentinvention can comprise a polynucleotide sequence that has an increasedexpression in a fungus exhibiting a pellet morphology relative to alower level or an absence of expression in the filamentous morphology ofthe fungus. Alternatively, a polynucleotide molecule according to thepresent invention can comprise polynucleotide sequence having anincreased expression level in a filamentous morphology of a nativefungus relative to a lower level or absence of expression in the pelletmorphology.

[0042] Isolated polynucleotides encompassed by the present invention canbe isolated from any source fungus that is capable of exhibiting afilamentous morphology and a pellet morphology. A source fungus is notlimited to a specific group of fungi and can be a member any of thethree major fungi groups. An exemplary member of the Basidiomycetesgroup is Phanerochaete chrysosporium. Exemplary members of the group ofAscomycetes and Imperfect Fungus include Aspergillus niger, Aspergillusoryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Emericella nidulans, Neurospora crassa,Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum, and Trichoderma reesei.Exemplary members of the Zygomycetes group include Rhizomucor miehei andRhizopus oryzae.

[0043] An exemplary isolated polynucleotide molecule encompassed by thepresent invention can comprise a polynucleotide sequence isolated fromA. niger that is differentially expressed in the filamentous morphologyof native-A. niger relative to the pellet morphology of native A. niger.The differentially expressed polynucleotide sequence can comprise, forexample, a sequence as set forth in any of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12,16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37, or can comprise a sequencecomplimentary to any of those sequences. Each of the polynucleotidesequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26,28, 33, 36 and 37, corresponds to the sequence determined from afull-length cDNA molecule prepared according to methods discussed below,with SEQ ID NOs.:36 and 37 being partial sequences determined from fulllength cDNA. It is to be understood that the isolation methods andtechniques discussed herein are exemplary and that numerous conventionaltechniques can be utilized for producing the isolated polynucleotidemolecules of the present invention.

[0044] Full-length cDNA molecules comprising the polynucleotidesequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26,28, 33, 36 and 37, are obtained from A. niger strain ATCC11414 utilizingsuppression subtractive hybridization techniques (Diatchenko et al.,Proceedings National Academy of Science U.S.A. Vol. 93, pp. 6025-6030,1996), in conjunction with PCR-SELECT™ cDNA subtraction kit (CLONTECH,Palo Alto, Calif.). Two suppression subtractive cDNA libraries areconstructed. A first cDNA library is constructed utilizing cDNA obtainedfrom A. niger exhibiting the pellet type morphology as tester and cDNAobtained from A. niger exhibiting the filamentous morphology as adriver. The driver/tester ratio is increased threefold over the ratiosuggested by the subtraction kit manual.

[0045] A second suppression subtractive cDNA library is createdutilizing cDNA obtained from A. niger exhibiting the filamentousmorphology as tester and utilizing cDNA obtained from A. nigerexhibiting pellet morphology as driver. A first cDNA pool is generatedfrom the first library and a second cDNA pool is generated from thesecond library. Differentially expressed cDNAs that are specificallypresent or enhanced in the pellet morphology are isolated from the firstcDNA library by hybridization utilizing the first cDNA pool as probesand independently hybridizing utilizing the second cDNA pool as probes.Isolation of cDNA that is enhanced or specific to the filamentousmorphology of A. niger is achieved by independently hybridizing thesecond cDNA library utilizing the first cDNA pool and the second cDNApool as probes.

[0046] The segments of differentially expressed cDNAs that are isolatedby suppression subtractive hybridization are selected for DNAsequencing. Sequencing of the segments is performed utilizing singlepass sequencing with the T7-2 primer. The DNA fragments isolated by thesuppression subtractive hybridization are used to design pairs of genespecific primers for utilization in isolating full-length cDNAs.

[0047] Full-length cDNA isolation is achieved utilizing the marathoncDNA amplification kit and the ADVANTAGE® cDNA polymerase (CLONTECH,Palo Alto, Calif.). The gene specific primers designed from thesuppression subtractive hybridization clones are utilized for performingrapid amplification of cDNA ends PCR (RACE-PCR). The sequence offull-length cDNAs is determined using conventional automated DNAsequencing methods.

[0048] Twelve full-length cDNA clones and two partial-length cDNA clonesare produced and sequenced according to the methods discussed above. Theresulting sequences are presented as follows. The sequence of the Balu-4cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:1; the sequence of the Balu-42 cDNA isset forth in SEQ ID NO.:4; the sequence of the Brsa-25 cDNA is set forthin SEQ ID NO.:6; the sequence of the Brsa-43 cDNA is set forth in SEQ IDNO.:8; the sequence of the Brsa-47 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:12;the sequence of the Brsa-109 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:16; thesequence of the Brsa-118 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:18; thesequence of the Arsa-7 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:22; the sequenceof the Arsa-48 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:24; the sequence of theA-37 cDNA is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:26; the sequence of the A-90 cDNAis set forth in SEQ ID NO.:28; the sequence of the Arsa-43 cDNA is setforth in SEQ ID NO.:33; the partial sequence of the Arsa-10 cDNA is setforth in SEQ ID NO.:36; and the partial sequence of the Arsa-27 cDNA isset forth in SEQ ID NO.:37.

[0049] The amino acid sequence of each of the fourteen determinedpolynucleotide sequences is predicted utilizing the known genetic code.Homology searches are performed utilizing BLASTP to investigate homologybetween a predicted amino acid sequence and the sequences in the NCBInon-redundant GenBank CDS. All homology searches are conducted utilizinga threshold E value of E=0.005. Accordingly, the results of each BLASThomology search (discussed below) are based upon this initial thresholdvalue.

[0050] Northern blot analysis is utilized to analyze the expressionlevels of the genes in native A. niger corresponding to each of thefourteen cDNA clones. The expression of each gene by A. niger exhibitingfilamentous morphology is compared to the expression of the same gene inA. niger exhibiting the pellet morphology. For expression analysis, A.niger is initially grown in a culture medium containing less than orequal to about 12 parts per billion (ppb) Mn²⁺ for 12 hours. After theinitial 12 hours of growth the culture is divided into two halves, thefirst half is maintained at low Mn²⁺ concentration (less than or equalto about 12 ppb) and the other half is brought to a final concentrationof approximately 1000 ppb Mn²⁺ (or in some instances to a finalconcentration of greater than or equal to about 15 ppb Mn²⁺). A. nigercan be extremely sensitive to Mn²⁺ concentration. At Mn²⁺ concentrationsat or below about 12 ppb, native A. niger exhibits the pelletedmorphology, while at Mn²⁺ concentrations higher than about 12 ppb,native A. niger exhibits filamentous morphology. To simplify the presentdescription, the point at which the culture is divided into two halves(after 12 hours of initial growth) can be referred to as time zero(t=0). Additionally, since the addition of Mn²⁺ to a final concentrationof above 12 ppb promotes the filamentous morphology, the addition ofMn²⁺ can be referred to as filament induction.

[0051] Culture samples are collected at 20, 40, 60 and 120 minutes aftertime zero from both the non-induced culture (pellet morphology) and theinduced culture (filamentous morphology). The samples are centrifuged toform culture pellets which are frozen with liquid nitrogen and stored at−80° C. for future total RNA extraction.

[0052] Total RNA can be isolated from the frozen culture pelletsutilizing conventional methods. After size fractionation of the totalRNA sample by conventional gel electrophoresis techniques and subsequenttransfer to a blotting membrane, the total RNA samples collected at eachtime point are analyzed using hybridization of probes that aresynthesized by randomly priming the isolated suppression subtractivehybridization cDNA fragments or by randomly priming fragments offull-length cDNA digested with restricting endonuclease. Probe synthesisincludes incorporation of [³²P]-α-dCTP. Hybridization results of theNorthern blots can be visualized by exposing the blots to x-ray film.

[0053]FIG. 1 shows the x-ray film exposure of a Northern blot analysisof the expression of the A. niger gene corresponding to Balu-4 SEQ IDNO.:1. Increased hybridization is apparent in mRNA samples taken fromfilamentous cultures (lanes 4, 5 and 6) relative to mRNA produced inpellet morphology (lanes 1-3). Fifteen micrograms (μg) of total RNA isused for each lane. The RNA samples utilized are obtained from post t=opellet cultures at t=20 minutes (lane 1), t=40 minutes (lane 2) andt=120 minutes (lane 3); and from post-induction filamentous cultures att=20 minutes (lane 4), t=40 minutes (lane 5) and t=120 minutes (lane 6).The total RNA used for each lane and the lane identification for each ofthe Northern blots discussed below is the same as that set forth forFIG. 1. The results shown in FIG. 1 indicate that Balu-4 isdifferentially expressed in native A. niger, with an increased level ofexpression detected in the filamentous morphology.

[0054] The predicted amino acid sequence of Balu-4 is set forth in SEQID NO.:2. The Balu-4 amino acid sequence is predicted from the Balu-4cDNA sequence (SEQ ID NO.:1). As shown in FIG. 2, an amino acid sequencehomology search utilizing BLASTP indicates that SEQ ID NO.:2 (topsequence) has a 97% identity with the amino acid sequence of a G-proteinbeta subunit of Emericella nidulans, SEQ ID NO.:3 (bottom sequence).Positions of sequence identity are indicated by the placement of thecorresponding identical amino acid symbol between SEQ ID NO.:2 (top) andSEQ ID NO.:3 (bottom). The symbol “+” shown intermediate SEQ ID NO.:2and SEQ ID NO.:3 indicates a conservative amino acid difference. Forpurposes of the present invention a conservative amino acid differenceor a conservative amino acid substitution can refer to a substitution ofone amino acid by another amino acid with similar chemical properties.Additionally, the term “homology” can, in some instances, refer to anidentical or a conservative amino acid.

[0055] The appearance of an open space between corresponding positionsin SEQ ID NO.:2 and SEQ ID NO.:3 in FIG. 2 indicates a non-conservativeamino acid difference between the two aligned sequences. Three sectionsof SEQ ID NO.:2 having relatively minimal identity with SEQ ID NO.:3 areset forth as SEQ ID NOs.:30, 31 and 32. SEQ ID NO.:30 corresponds toamino acids 28-49 of SEQ ID NO.:2. SEQ ID NO.:31 corresponds to aminoacids 194-209 of SEQ ID NO.:2. SEQ ID NO.:32 corresponds to amino acids260-288 of SEQ ID NO.:2.

[0056]FIG. 3 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the native gene corresponding to Balu-42, SEQ ID NO.:4.The increased detection of mRNA corresponding to Balu-42 in thefilamentous morphology indicates that Balu42 is differentially expressedwith increased expression in filaments relative to the pellet morphologyof native A. niger.

[0057] SEQ ID NO.:5 corresponds to the Balu-42 amino acid sequencepredicted from SEQ ID NO.:4. A BLASTP homology search is unable toidentify homology between SEQ ID NO.:5 and any sequence in the searcheddatabase.

[0058]FIG. 4 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the native gene corresponding to the Brsa-25 cDNA sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO.:6. The results indicate that Brsa-25 isdifferentially expressed with increased expression in the filamentousmorphology of native A. niger relative to the pellet morphology.

[0059] The predicted amino acid sequence of Brsa-25 SEQ ID NO.:6 is setforth in SEQ ID NO.:7. A BLASTP homology search was unable to identifyhomology between SEQ ID NO.:7 and any sequence in the searched database.

[0060]FIG. 5 shows results of the Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the native gene corresponding to the Brsa-43 cDNA setforth in SEQ ID NO.:8. The Northern blot results indicate that Brsa-43is differentially expressed with increased expression in the filamentousmorphology of native A. niger relative to the pellet morphology.

[0061] The Brsa-43 amino acid sequence predicted from SEQ ID NO.: 8 isset forth in SEQ ID NO.: 9. SEQ ID NO.:10 corresponds to amino acids29-594 of SEQ ID NO.:9. FIG. 6 shows the BLASTP alignment and comparisonof Brsa-43 SEQ ID NO.:10 (top sequence) which has 31% identity to theamino acid sequence of human tripeptidyl-peptidase I precursor(lysosomal pepstatin insensitive protease), SEQ ID NO.:11 (bottomsequence). Indication of identity and homology between sequences is asdiscussed above with respect to FIG. 2.

[0062]FIG. 7 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the native Brsa-47 gene corresponding to the cDNA sequenceset forth in SEQ ID NO.:12. The results indicate that Brsa-47 isdifferentially expressed; with increased expression levels apparent inthe filamentous morphology relative to the pellet morphology of nativeA. niger.

[0063] The amino acid sequence of Brsa-47 as predicted from SEQ IDNO.:12 is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:13. FIG. 8 shows the BLASTP homologysearch results for SEQ ID NO.:14 (top sequence) which corresponds toamino acids 26-530 of SEQ ID NO.:13. The BLASTP results indicate thatSEQ ID NO.:14 has a 56% identity with the amino acid sequence ofMyo-inositol 1-phosphate synthase from Sesamum indicum, SEQ ID NO.:15(bottom sequence).

[0064] The results of Northern blot analysis of the expression of theBrsa-109 gene in native A. niger corresponding to the cDNA sequence setforth in SEQ ID NO.:16 is shown in FIG. 9. The results indicate that theBrsa-109 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expressiondetected in the filamentous morphology relative to the pelletmorphology.

[0065] The Brsa-109 amino acid sequence predicted from SEQ ID NO.: 16,is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:17. A BLASTP homology search is unable toidentify homology between SEQ ID NO.:19 and any sequence in thedatabase.

[0066]FIG. 10 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the Brsa-118 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:18. The results indicate that theBrsa-118 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expression inthe filamentous morphology relative to the pellet morphology.

[0067] The amino acid sequence of Brsa-118 predicted from SEQ ID NO.:18is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:19. FIG. 11 shows the BLASTP homology searchresults for Brsa-118. The results show that the predicted amino acidsequence of Brsa-118, SEQ ID NO.:20 (top sequence), has 66% identitywith the amino acid sequence of probable hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoAsynthase from Neurospora crassa, SEQ ID NO.:21 (bottom sequence).

[0068]FIG. 12 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the Arsa-7 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:22. The results indicate that theArsa-7 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expressionlevels in the pellet morphology relative to expression levels in thefilamentous morphology.

[0069] The amino acid sequence of Arsa-7 as predicted from SEQ ID NO.:22 is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:23. BLAST homology search results wereunable to identify any sequences with homology to the predicted aminoacid sequence of Arsa-7.

[0070]FIG. 13 shows the results of Northern blot analysis and theexpression of the Arsa-48 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:24. The results indicate theArsa-48 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expressionlevels occurring in the pellet morphology relative to the filamentousmorphology.

[0071] The Arsa-48 amino acid sequence as predicted from SEQ ID NO.:24,is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:25. A BLASTP homology search was unable toidentify homology between the Arsa-48 amino acid sequence and any otheramino acid sequence in the searched database.

[0072]FIG. 14 shows the results of a Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the A-37 gene in native A. niger corresponding to the cDNAsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:26. The results indicate that the A-37gene is differentially expressed with increased expression occurring inthe pellet morphology relative to the expression level detected in thefilamentous morphology.

[0073] The A-37 amino acid sequence as predicted from SEQ ID NO.:26, isset forth in SEQ ID NO.:27. The BLASTP homology search was unable todetect any homology between the predicted A-37 amino acid sequence andother amino acid sequences in the searched database.

[0074]FIG. 15 shows the result of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the A-90 gene in native A. niger corresponding to the cDNAsequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:28. The results indicate that A-90 isdifferentially expressed with an increased expression level occurring inthe pellet morphology relative to the expression level detected in thefilamentous morphology.

[0075] The amino acid sequence of A-90 as predicted from SEQ ID NO.:28,is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:29. A BLASTP homology search performed on SEQID NO.:29, is unable to detect any homology with any other amino acidsequence in the database.

[0076]FIG. 16 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the Arsa-43 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:33. The results indicate that theArsa-43 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expression inthe pellet morphology relative to the filamentous morphology.

[0077] The amino acid sequence of Arsa-43 predicted from SEQ ID NO.:33,is set forth in SEQ ID NO.:34. FIG. 17 shows the BLASTP homology searchresults for Arsa-43. The results show that the predicted amino acidsequence of Arsa-43, SEQ ID NO.:34 (top sequence), has 96% identity withthe amino acid sequence of the polyubiquitin protein from Aspergillusnidulans, SEQ ID NO.:35 (bottom sequence).

[0078]FIG. 18 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the Arsa-10 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA partial sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:36. The results indicatethat the Arsa-43 gene is differentially expressed, with increasedexpression in the pellet morphology relative to the filamentousmorphology. Homology searching is unable to detect any homology betweenSEQ ID NO.:36 and other polynucleotide sequences in the searcheddatabase

[0079]FIG. 19 shows the results of Northern blot analysis of theexpression of the Arsa-27 gene in native A. niger corresponding to thecDNA sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO.:37. The results indicate that theArsa-43 gene is differentially expressed, with increased expression inthe pellet morphology relative to the filamentous morphology. Homologysearching is unable to detect any homology between SEQ ID NO.:37 andother polynucleotide sequences in the searched database.

[0080] Referring to FIGS. 20 and 21, such show bar-chart comparison ofdifferential expression of various A. niger genes. FIG. 20 showstranscript levels for genes Balu-4. Brsa-25, Brsa-43, Brsa-47, Brsa-109and Brsa-118, which show increased expression in filamentous A. niger.FIG. 21 shows transcript levels for genes Arsa-7, Arsa-10, Arsa-27,A-37, Arsa-43, and A-90, which show increased expression in the pelletmorphology of A. niger.

[0081] Additional expression analysis is conducted utilizing culturesgrown for up to 5 days post t=0 (as defined above). Referring to FIG.22, such shows the increased transcript levels for genes Balu-4,Balu-42, Brsa-25, Brsa-47, Brsa-109, and Brsa-118 in native A. nigergrown in filamentous conditions (Panel B) as compared to transcriptlevels in A. niger grown in pellet conditions (Panel A). Referring toFIG. 23, such shows the increased transcript levels for genes Arsa-7,A-37, Arsa-48 and A-90 in native A. niger grown in pellet conditions(Panel A), as compared to levels of the corresponding transcript infilamentous cultures (Panel B).

[0082] In particular embodiments, the present invention encompassesisolated polypeptide molecules comprising an amino acid sequence setforth in any of SEQ ID NOs.:2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29 and34, and functional equivalents thereof. For purposes of the presentdescription, the term functional equivalent can refer to a truncatedversion or a conservatively substituted version of an amino acidsequence having substantially equivalent functional properties and/orbiological activity relative to the non-truncated, non-substitutedpolypeptide. As will be understood by those skilled in the art,conventional methods can be utilized for truncating or introducingconservative amino acid substitutions into the amino acid sequences setforth in the sequence listing. Conventional methods are available thatcan be utilized for producing of the isolated polypeptides of thepresent invention.

[0083] In addition to the isolated polynucleotide molecules discussedabove, the present invention encompasses polynucleotides comprisingalternative polynucleotide sequences that encode the amino acidsequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs.:2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27,29 and 34, or that encode functional equivalents of those amino acidsequences. The invention also encompasses amino acid sequences encodedby SEQ ID NOs.:36 and 37, and functional equivalents, and alternatepolynucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequences encoded bySEQ ID NOs.:36 and 37. As will be under stood by those skilled in theart, various modifications can be introduced into a polynucleotidesequence without affecting the resulting amino acid sequence due to thedegenerative nature of the genetic code.

[0084] Various recombinant polynucleotide constructs are encompassed bythe present invention. In particular embodiments, a recombinantpolynucleotide construct according to the present invention can compriseany of the isolated polynucleotide sequences discussed above. All orpart of any of the polynucleotide sequences discussed herein can belinked to a promoter, preferably operably linked to a promoter. Operablelinkage of a polynucleotide to a promoter to form a recombinantpolynucleotide construct can allow expression of the polynucleotidesequence to be controlled by the promoter. Alternatively, a sequencecomplimentary to at least a part of a sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NO.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37, can beutilized to form a recombinant polynucleotide, and can be incorporatedin antisense orientation.

[0085] In particular aspects, the complementary sequence can comprise aportion of complementary sequence of sufficient length to enablesuppression hybridization (discussed below). Although utilization ofpolynucleotide sequences of fewer than 30 nucleotides is contemplated,suppression hybridization can typically involve utilization of one ormore polynucleotides having a length of greater than or equal to 30nucleotides. Accordingly, the invention encompasses polynucleotidesequences comprising a fragment of any of the sequences set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NO.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37,and complimentary fragments. Such fragments can preferably comprise alength of at least 30 nucleotides of the corresponding sequence, orcomplimentary sequence.

[0086] The invention also encompasses a vector comprising any of theisolated polynucleotide sequences discussed above. Vectors encompassedby the present invention are not limited to a particular type of vectorand can be, for example, a plasmid, a cosmid or a viral vector. Vectorsaccording to the present invention can be utilized for introducing intoa host cell one or more of the isolated polynucleotide moleculesdiscussed. The host cell is not limited to a particular cell type andcan be, for example, a bacterium, a fungus, or a higher-eukaryotic cell.Additionally, vectors encompassed by the present invention can becloning vectors, expression vectors and/or integration vectors.

[0087] The invention also encompasses a transformed host cell and cellcultures which have been transformed to comprise any of the isolatedpolynucleotide molecules discussed above. Conventional celltransformation techniques can be utilized for introduction of theisolated polynucleotide into a desired host cell.

[0088] The present invention encompasses methods for promoting amorphology in a fungus. A process for promoting a morphology in a fungusis described with reference to a flowchart in FIG. 24. At initial step100, an isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotidefrom step 100 can comprise any of the isolated polynucleotides discussedabove.

[0089] The isolated polynucleotide from step 100 can be used to form arecombinant polynucleotide in step 110. As discussed above, formation ofthe recombinant polynucleotide can comprise operably linking a promoterand the isolated polynucleotide sequence. Additionally, formation of arecombinant nucleotide step 110 can comprise formation of a vector whichcan be utilized to transform a fungus in step 120. Numerous fungi areavailable for utilization in transformation step 120. Preferably thefungus to be transformed is capable of exhibiting a filamentousmorphology and is additionally capable of exhibiting a pelletmorphology. Exemplary fungi for purposes of step 120 can be, forexample, any of the fungi discussed above with respect to source fungi.

[0090] After transformation step 120, a polypeptide encoded by therecombinant polynucleotide can be expressed from the transformed fungusin step 130. The expression in step 130 can promote a particularmorphology of the fungus. The particular morphology promoted by theexpression can be determined by the sequence of the isolatedpolynucleotide provided in step 100. For example, a filamentousmorphology can be promoted by providing an isolated polynucleotideencoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence set forth inany one of SEQ ID NOs.: 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, and 19, and functionalequivalents thereof. Alternatively, a pellet morphology can be promotedby providing an isolated polynucleotide in step 100 that encodes apolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs.:23, 25, 2729, and 34, or a functional equivalent thereof; orthat encodes an amino acid sequence encoded by polynucleotide SEQ IDNO.: 36 or 37, or a functional equivalent thereof.

[0091] In an alternate embodiment of the present invention, arecombinant polynucleotide comprising an antisense orientedcomplimentary sequence (discussed above) can be utilized fortransformation step 120. In a suppression step 140, the RNA producedfrom transcription of the antisense DNA can form an RNA duplex (dsRNA)with the native mRNA and thereby promote RNA degradation and/or inhibitor block translation of the mRNA. Accordingly, recombinant antisenseconstructs introduced in step 120 can suppress or block expression ofthe complimentary gene to promote a desired morphology. For example, apolynucleotide construct comprising, a sequence complimentary to afragment or an entirety of any of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 or 18can be introduced in step 120. In step 140, the transcript produced fromthe antisense complimentary sequence can hybridize to mRNA transcribedfrom genes Balu-4, Balu-42, Brsa-25, Brsa-43, Brsa-47, Brsa-109 orBrsa-118, respectively, and inhibit or block production of thecorresponding protein product. Suppression of one or more of Balu-4,Balu-42, Brsa-25, Brsa-43, Brsa-47, Brsa-109 or Brsa-118 by methods inaccordance with the present invention can promote pellet morphology inthe transformed host. Similarly, polynucleotides having one or moresequences complimentary to a fragment or an entirety of any of SEQ IDNOs.: 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, and 37, can be introduced in step 120, caninhibit or block expression of corresponding gene Arsa-7, Arsa-48, A-37,A-90, Arsa-43, Arsa-10 and Arsa-27. Suppression of one or more ofArsa-7, Arsa-48, A-37, A-90, Arsa-43, Arsa-10 and Arsa-27 in step 140 bymethods in accordance with the present invention can promote filamentousmorphology in the transformed host.

[0092] Although the process shown in FIG. 24 was discussed in terms ofproviding a single isolated polynucleotide in step 100, it is to beunderstood that the invention encompasses providing two or more of theisolated polynucleotide sequences discussed above. Additionally, it isto be understood that isolated polynucleotide sequences can be providedin step 100 wherein at least one of the isolated polynucleotidesprovided can promote pellet morphology when expressed and at least oneother provided isolated polynucleotide can promote filamentousmorphology when expressed. By operably linking differing isolatedpolynucleotides to differing inducible promoters in step 110, and usingmultiple recombinant polynucleotides for transformation step 120, it canbe possible to selectively promote either the filamentous morphology orthe pellet morphology by inducing expression in step 130 or 140.

[0093] It can be advantageous to promote a particular morphology in afungus since utilization of a particular fungus morphology can enhance abioprocess in a fungus culture. For example, utilization of a pelletform of a fungus can enhance various bioprocesses such as, for example,expressing hemicellulase, expressing cellulase, expressing lignase,converting biomass to alcohol, producing organic acids, producingglucoamylase, producing penicillin and producing lovastatin.Alternatively, utilization of filamentous fungal cultures can enhancebioprocesses such as fumaric acid production or peptic enzymeproduction.

[0094] The process shown in FIG. 24 can be utilized to produce atransformed fungus and to promote a pellet morphology in the transformedfungus which can be utilized to enhance production of a desired productin a culture containing the transformed fungus relative tonon-transformed fungus cultures under otherwise identical conditions.Alternatively, the process can be utilized to produce a transformedfungus and to promote a filament morphology in the transformed fungus.The promoted filament morphology can enhance production of a desiredproduct in a culture containing the transformed fungus relative tonon-transformed fungus culture under otherwise substantially identicalconditions.

[0095] The invention also contemplates co-introduction of one or morepolynucleotides encoding one or more proteins of interest along with themorphology promoting constructs discussed above. The protein of interestcan be native to the host or can be from a different fungal ornon-fungal species. Where the protein(s) of interest have increasedexpression and/or activity in a first morphology relative to a secondmorphology, the morphology promoting construct co-introduced canpreferably promote the first morphology. A protein of interest may beone that can be collected from the culture or can be one that isinvolved in a bioprocess that produces a desired product or compound.

EXAMPLES Example 1 General Methods for DNA Isolation and FunctionalAnalysis

[0096]Escherichia coli (E. coli) strains DH5α and JM109 are used ashosts for cloning experiments. Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain AGL0 isutilized as host for binary vectors and transformation of A. niger.

[0097] For isolation of morphology associated genes by suppressionsubtractive hybridization (SSH), total RNA is isolated from A. nigeraccording to the modified acid phenol-guanidiniumisothiocyanate-chloroform extraction method described by Chomczynski andSacch (Anal. Biochem. 162:156-159 (1987)). The SSH is performedutilizing the PCR-SELECT™ cDNA subtraction kit (CLONTECH, Palo AltoCalif.) as described by the manufacturer, with the exception that theamount of amount of driver cDNA relative to tester utilized was tripledfor each of the first and the second hybridizations.

[0098] Morphology associated clones are identified by differentialscreening of SSH cDNA libraries. Two oligonucleotides are designedagainst each newly isolated clone sequence. Rapid amplification of cDNAand PCR (RACE-PCR) is performed to isolate the 5′-end and the 3′-end ofeach cDNA clone.

[0099] Fungal transformation is achieved utilizing the Bgl II/Xba IpGpdA-hph-TtrpC fragment in pAN7-1 (Punt and van der Hondel, MethodsEnzymol. 216: 447-57 (1992)), inserted into binary vector pGA482 (An etal., Binary Vectors” in Plant Molecular Biology Manual, Gelvin andSchilperolands (1988), at pp A3/1-19). Introduction of constructs basedon pGA482 into Agrobacterium tumefaciens strain AGL0 is conductedutilizing the freeze-and-thaw method (Ebert et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci., USA 84: 5745-5749 (1987)). Plasmids are isolated from thetransformed A. tumefaciens, are digested with various restrictionenzymes, and are analyzed utilizing agarose gel electrophoresis toconfirm transformation. Fungal transformations are performed asdescribed by Groot et al. (Nat. Biotechnol. 18: 839-42 (1998). At leastfifteen independently transformed fungi are selected and grown on agarminimum media containing 250 μg/ml of hygromycin, and 250 μg/mlcefotaxin for each transgenic event.

Example 2 Promoting a Morphology Using Antisense Expression

[0100] Individual transgene expression vectors are constructed tocomprise polynucleotide sequence complimentary to one the following:Balu-42 (SEQ ID No. 4); Brsa-25 (SEQ ID No.:6); Brsa-118 (SEQ IDNo.:18); Arsa-7 (SEQ ID No.:22); A-37 (SEQ ID No.:26); and A-90 (SEQ IDNo.:28). The complimentary sequences are incorporated into the vectorsin antisense orientation under the control of A. nidulansphosphoglyceral dehydrogenase (gpdA) promoter and A. nidulans trpCterminator. The constructed vectors are independently introduced into A.niger utilizing Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation.Control A. niger is prepared by transformation with binary vectorwithout incorporated antisense sequence.

[0101] Referring to FIG. 25, such shows the promotion of the pelletmorphology in transgenic A. niger expressing antisense Balu-42, Brsa-25and Brsa-118 (right), as compared to control A. niger cultured underidentical conditions. FIG. 26 shows the promotion of filamentousmorphology in transgenic A. niger expressing antisense Arsa-7, A-37 andA-90 (right), as compared to control A. niger cultured under identicalconditions.

Example 3 Morphology Enhanced Bio-production

[0102] Transgenic A. niger comprising antisense complimentary Balu-42(strain 2805) or Brsa-118 (strain 2808) is prepared as described inExample 1. Multiple independently transformed cultures of each strainand multiple control cultures (prepared as described above) were grownat 30° C. for about 50 hours. Referring to FIG. 26, Panel A shows thecitric acid production for individual cultures of transformed strains2805 (Balu-42) and 2808 (Brsa-118), and for control A. niger. Panel Bshows the average citric acid production for cultures of strains 2805and 2808 relative to control cultures.

[0103] The results indicate that the methods and sequences of theinvention can be utilized to promote morphology in fungi. The promotionof a morphology by methodology of the invention can be used forenhancing production of protein and/or enhancing a bioprocess utilizingtransgenic fungi.

[0104] In compliance with the statute, the invention has been describedin language more or less specific as to structural and methodicalfeatures. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is notlimited to the specific features shown and described, since the meansherein disclosed comprise preferred forms of putting the invention intoeffect. The invention is, therefore, claimed in any of its forms ormodifications within the proper scope of the appended claimsappropriately interpreted in accordance with the doctrine ofequivalents.

1 37 1 2208 DNA Aspergillus niger 1 accgtcaact caatttctcc ccctcaggcccgtcctccgt ttcacaattg acatcttccc 60 tctccagggg cttgttccgt caagatggccgacatgtccg gcgaacagat gcaggctaag 120 attaccgcgg ctaggcgcga agccgaaggcctgaaggaca agatcaagcg cagaaaggat 180 gagttggccg atacgactct ccgtcaagtcgcgcagaacc aaactgaaac cttgcctcgt 240 attggtatga agccccggcg gacgctcaagggacatttgg ccaagatcta cgccatgcat 300 tggtcgaccg accgccgaca tctcgtctcagcctctcagg acggaaagct catcatctgg 360 gacgcctaca ccacgaacaa ggtccatgcgatcccgctga ggtcatcatg ggtcatgacc 420 tgtgcctatg ccccgagtgg aaactacgtcgcctgcggtg gtctcgacaa catttgctcg 480 atctacaacc tctcctctcg cgagggtccgacccgtgtcg cgcgtgagct ctccggacac 540 tctggctacc tctcttgctg ccggttcatcaacgatcgca gaatcatcac gtcttccggc 600 gacatgactt gcatgctgtg ggatatcgaatcgggctcga aagttactga attcgctgat 660 caccttggcg acgtgatgtc aatcagcatcaacccgacaa accagaacgt tttcgtttcg 720 ggcgcctgtg atgccttcgc caagctgtgggacattcgta ccggaaaggc ggtgcaaact 780 ttcgctggac acgaatccga catcaacgccatccagttct tccccgacgg aaacgctttc 840 ggaacgggtt ccgacgacac ctcctgccgtctgtttgaca tccgtgcgga tcgcgaactc 900 aacacctacc agagcgacca aatactgtgcggtatcacct ccgttgcctt ctccgtctct 960 ggcagattgc tttttgctgg ttacgatgacttcgagtgca aggtctggga tgttctgcgc 1020 ggagacaagg ttggatccct gagtggtcacgagaaccgcg taagctgcct gggagtcagc 1080 aacgatggca tcagcttgtg cactggatcctgggattctc tgctcaaggt ctgggcttgg 1140 taaaaaagca aaacgaacaa aaacagcaaagataccctgt ctcagtcttt tgcgacgtcc 1200 tcattccaag tttctctttt tttcctttttctgcgccact aggctaaatg tccgccattg 1260 tacgataatc tttttcaccg ggagcaaatcttgtcgccct tgctccataa tgtactatct 1320 cggagtaccg gcaaagttac cacgaaacgaaaaaatcacg gggcagtcag ggtgcctaga 1380 catgtcgggg ttggggattc tgccgcctttcccagctggg tgtgacgaga aagaataagc 1440 caagaaaaga gcagaatgcc aacaagaaccgacaatgctc gaatactggt gcggtgggtt 1500 gtaataatgc tattgatgtt tgagacctcgggatcgttgc acggatatca gtgcgttgct 1560 gggcaagagg cagcgcatct cacatgtcatcttttgagct tcgaatattt gcaggcccct 1620 gttcttatgt attcgcgggc ttgactttctacttatgttc ctttttcttt cgatctcgct 1680 ttacccttca cccttactaa ccccatcccccccctccttc gatgtcttgt tcttttcttc 1740 aatttcttac ctcgattact accatgatcgagtattcttt tgttcacttt tcattgtttc 1800 cttctcttgc cccctctttt cttctctgacctttcttact cactatcttc tgtacttttt 1860 tgcgggtgat ggatggaaag ggagggaatgtttccggata ggccatgacg tttttctttc 1920 gactcttact gcgatcccct tctgttactaatcatcagcc tacgtcttga aagtgtcggt 1980 tgtgtcattt gagtgttttc aagcgggcttttttttcttt tatatccggt gttgaaatcg 2040 accatgtttc cagcaaatct ttcctttatccctcgggggt ttcgccccac gatgtcatgt 2100 tccgcgacac tcttatgtcc cgacctggtggtcagccaag gtgtggcaga gagttgttag 2160 gcagccacta gtacaaatga caggcaatactttttggtaa aaaaaaaa 2208 2 352 PRT Aspergillus niger 2 Met Ala Asp MetSer Gly Glu Gln Met Gln Ala Lys Ile Thr Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Arg Arg GluAla Glu Gly Leu Lys Asp Lys Ile Lys Arg Arg Lys Asp 20 25 30 Glu Leu AlaAsp Thr Thr Leu Arg Gln Val Ala Gln Asn Gln Thr Glu 35 40 45 Thr Leu ProArg Ile Gly Met Lys Pro Arg Arg Thr Leu Lys Gly His 50 55 60 Leu Ala LysIle Tyr Ala Met His Trp Ser Thr Asp Arg Arg His Leu 65 70 75 80 Val SerAla Ser Gln Asp Gly Lys Leu Ile Ile Trp Asp Ala Tyr Thr 85 90 95 Thr AsnLys Val His Ala Ile Pro Leu Arg Ser Ser Trp Val Met Thr 100 105 110 CysAla Tyr Ala Pro Ser Gly Asn Tyr Val Ala Cys Gly Gly Leu Asp 115 120 125Asn Ile Cys Ser Ile Tyr Asn Leu Ser Ser Arg Glu Gly Pro Thr Arg 130 135140 Val Ala Arg Glu Leu Ser Gly His Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ser Cys Cys Arg 145150 155 160 Phe Ile Asn Asp Arg Arg Ile Ile Thr Ser Ser Gly Asp Met ThrCys 165 170 175 Met Leu Trp Asp Ile Glu Ser Gly Ser Lys Val Thr Glu PheAla Asp 180 185 190 His Leu Gly Asp Val Met Ser Ile Ser Ile Asn Pro ThrAsn Gln Asn 195 200 205 Val Phe Val Ser Gly Ala Cys Asp Ala Phe Ala LysLeu Trp Asp Ile 210 215 220 Arg Thr Gly Lys Ala Val Gln Thr Phe Ala GlyHis Glu Ser Asp Ile 225 230 235 240 Asn Ala Ile Gln Phe Phe Pro Asp GlyAsn Ala Phe Gly Thr Gly Ser 245 250 255 Asp Asp Thr Ser Cys Arg Leu PheAsp Ile Arg Ala Asp Arg Glu Leu 260 265 270 Asn Thr Tyr Gln Ser Asp GlnIle Leu Cys Gly Ile Thr Ser Val Ala 275 280 285 Phe Ser Val Ser Gly ArgLeu Leu Phe Ala Gly Tyr Asp Asp Phe Glu 290 295 300 Cys Lys Val Trp AspVal Leu Arg Gly Asp Lys Val Gly Ser Leu Ser 305 310 315 320 Gly His GluAsn Arg Val Ser Cys Leu Gly Val Ser Asn Asp Gly Ile 325 330 335 Ser LeuCys Thr Gly Ser Trp Asp Ser Leu Leu Lys Val Trp Ala Trp 340 345 350 3352 PRT Emericella nidulans 3 Met Ala Asp Met Ser Gly Glu Gln Met GlnAla Lys Ile Thr Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Arg Arg Glu Ala Glu Gly Leu Lys AspLys Ile Arg Arg Arg Lys Asp 20 25 30 Asp Leu Ala Asp Thr Thr Leu Arg AspVal Ala Gln Asn Gln Thr Asp 35 40 45 Ala Leu Pro Arg Ile Gly Met Lys ProArg Arg Thr Leu Lys Gly His 50 55 60 Leu Ala Lys Ile Tyr Ala Met His TrpSer Thr Asp Arg Arg His Leu 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Ala Ser Gln Asp Gly LysLeu Ile Ile Trp Asp Ala Tyr Thr 85 90 95 Thr Asn Lys Val His Ala Ile ProLeu Arg Ser Ser Trp Val Met Thr 100 105 110 Cys Ala Tyr Ala Pro Ser GlyAsn Tyr Val Ala Cys Gly Gly Leu Asp 115 120 125 Asn Ile Cys Ser Ile TyrAsn Leu Ser Ser Arg Glu Gly Pro Thr Arg 130 135 140 Val Ala Arg Glu LeuSer Gly His Ser Gly Tyr Leu Ser Cys Cys Arg 145 150 155 160 Phe Ile AsnAsp Arg Arg Ile Ile Thr Ser Ser Gly Asp Met Thr Cys 165 170 175 Met LeuTrp Asp Ile Glu Ser Gly Ser Lys Val Thr Glu Phe Ala Asp 180 185 190 HisPhe Gly Asp Val Met Ser Ile Ser Ile Asn Pro Thr Asn Gln Asn 195 200 205Ile Phe Val Ser Gly Ala Cys Asp Ala Phe Ala Lys Leu Trp Asp Ile 210 215220 Arg Thr Gly Lys Ala Val Gln Thr Phe Ala Gly His Glu Ser Asp Ile 225230 235 240 Asn Ala Ile Gln Phe Phe Pro Asp Gly Asn Ala Phe Gly Thr GlySer 245 250 255 Asp Asp Thr Thr Cys Arg Leu Phe Asp Ile Arg Ala Asp ArgSer Leu 260 265 270 Asn Thr Tyr Gln Ser Asp Gln Ile Leu Cys Gly Ile ThrSer Val Gly 275 280 285 Phe Ser Val Ser Gly Arg Leu Leu Phe Ala Gly TyrAsp Asp Phe Glu 290 295 300 Cys Lys Val Trp Asp Val Leu Arg Gly Asp LysVal Gly Ser Leu Ser 305 310 315 320 Gly His Glu Asn Arg Val Ser Cys LeuGly Val Ser Asn Asp Gly Ile 325 330 335 Ser Leu Cys Thr Gly Ser Trp AspSer Leu Leu Lys Val Trp Ala Trp 340 345 350 4 1149 DNA Aspergillus niger4 acgatttgac gtccctcgcg ttttcgccct ctcccacggt agtcactcct ttgcactaca 60tacacgaagt cttacttcca gtcactcttt gaaaccactt ctcaatatcc ctacctctta 120tcattcttta cttcacgcac aagacacgaa agtgaacctg taaaaatgcg tttcttcacc 180accgcccttg tctctgccct tgcggccctg gcctctgcct acactcagcc cgactactct 240cagaacccca ccggcaatgc catcctcacc cccgaactga accaggttgt tcctgctggc 300aagcccttcg agatcacctg ggaccccact acctcgggca ctgtgtctct tgtccttctg 360cgcggcccca gcaccaacgt cgtccccatc cagaccattg tcgaagacat cgacaactct 420ggcagttact cttggactcc cagcaccacc ctcgagcctg acaccaccca ctacggtatc 480ctccttgttg tcgagggcac tggccagtac cagtactccg tccagttcgg catctccaac 540ccttactact cttcttcttc ctctgttgcc gctgctacta gcaccactgc cgccgccgct 600gtgagctctg atgcttccga gactagcgtt atcatcagca agatcaccag cactatctgc 660cccgagactg ccactgccac tgccgacgtc aagcccacct ccgtccctgt ggtcggtggc 720aacaagccca ccagcttcgt cgttgctccc tctgcctccg gctctgccag ccttatccgc 780agctctgcca ctccctccgg cactcctgct gccagcagct cctccgtctc tcccgttttc 840accggtgctg ctgaccgcaa cgccatcagc ctcggcgccg tcgccgtcgg tgtcgctgcc 900gtccttgctt tctaaatggg gcagccatcc ggcattctta ggaatttgta aagtgatgga 960ggttgtacct agctgagaca gttgtatgta caagaacgcg caagcgcgag agagtgtgtt 1020gagattattc atgtttgcag cgattcgatt cgattcgtcg actctttact tatgacaata 1080tacccccata gttaatgagc aagggtaata ataagagcat tgtattatcc caaaaaaaaa 1140aaaaaaaaa 1149 5 249 PRT Aspergillus niger 5 Met Arg Phe Phe Thr Thr AlaLeu Val Ser Ala Leu Ala Ala Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Ala Tyr Thr Gln ProAsp Tyr Ser Gln Asn Pro Thr Gly Asn Ala 20 25 30 Ile Leu Thr Pro Glu LeuAsn Gln Val Val Pro Ala Gly Lys Pro Phe 35 40 45 Glu Ile Thr Trp Asp ProThr Thr Ser Gly Thr Val Ser Leu Val Leu 50 55 60 Leu Arg Gly Pro Ser ThrAsn Val Val Pro Ile Gln Thr Ile Val Glu 65 70 75 80 Asp Ile Asp Asn SerGly Ser Tyr Ser Trp Thr Pro Ser Thr Thr Leu 85 90 95 Glu Pro Asp Thr ThrHis Tyr Gly Ile Leu Leu Val Val Glu Gly Thr 100 105 110 Gly Gln Tyr GlnTyr Ser Val Gln Phe Gly Ile Ser Asn Pro Tyr Tyr 115 120 125 Ser Ser SerSer Ser Val Ala Ala Ala Thr Ser Thr Thr Ala Ala Ala 130 135 140 Ala ValSer Ser Asp Ala Ser Glu Thr Ser Val Ile Ile Ser Lys Ile 145 150 155 160Thr Ser Thr Ile Cys Pro Glu Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Ala Asp Val Lys 165 170175 Pro Thr Ser Val Pro Val Val Gly Gly Asn Lys Pro Thr Ser Phe Val 180185 190 Val Ala Pro Ser Ala Ser Gly Ser Ala Ser Leu Ile Arg Ser Ser Ala195 200 205 Thr Pro Ser Gly Thr Pro Ala Ala Ser Ser Ser Ser Val Ser ProVal 210 215 220 Phe Thr Gly Ala Ala Asp Arg Asn Ala Ile Ser Leu Gly AlaVal Ala 225 230 235 240 Val Gly Val Ala Ala Val Leu Ala Phe 245 6 2083DNA Aspergillus niger 6 aaagttcgtc ctctattctg tctcccttcg gcgattgtcttcgtcattcg ccttgcttta 60 ccatggccac agaaatcgag ccggccgaga tccctcccgtgctgggagtc ctcccagcat 120 acggacagga taaagaaacc cccctgagga tggtgccacgtgccgatggt gttcgcgctc 180 gcttagatcc gaacgtcacc ctcgaggagt acatgtactgggccaagatc gagcgtcagc 240 tggaagagga agagaaccgc cagtacgtgc tggagcgcgggcctctgacc gtcggcaagg 300 tcatccagaa ccgtttctcc aagggcgtcc accatgagaaggagaagaaa ggcgcccaga 360 atagcccgca gatcgaaggt gaaaagggca tggtcgcatccactccctca gattcgtccc 420 tagctgttac cgatgaggaa tggagaactg cagctcgcgccctccgaaca gccagttggg 480 gtaccgtctt ctacttgatt accaccgacg tgctaggctgggcaaacgca ccgttcgtct 540 ttgcaagtgt gggatacggt cctgccgtgg ctttgttcattgtttttggt tgcttcgccg 600 gcttcagtgg ctggattctg tggaaggtgt ttctagaactcgactcaacg cgctacccct 660 tgatcaactt tggtgacacc tactatcgtg tttttggagcttggagtcgt catttggtca 720 acatcggaca gtcgctgcag ctgctgatgt cggtgtccgtgcttgttctg ggtaacggcc 780 agatcctgtc gcagctgtcc aatgaaagta tctgtttcgtggcgtgcatg attatccatg 840 atggtcatcg gcatggtact gtggaagcat tcggtcccttgcagcgtctc ggatggctga 900 ccaacgctgc cgtctggttg aacatcgcgg acttcatcatgatcatggtc gctgctggtg 960 gccactttgg tatcgactat caggccgtca tctcatccaccttgatccag gtcgtcgagc 1020 ccgtcaaggt cttcgctggg ccaccgcccg acaagtatcagattcaggcg acagggttct 1080 cgggacaatt cactggtgtc gaccagatgg tttacagctacggtggtgct attttatttg 1140 ttgccttcct ggctgaaatg cgccatccgt gggacttctggaagggattg ttgtgcgccc 1200 agatgttcat ttgttttgtc tacatcttct tcggtgcctttgtctacagc ttctacggcc 1260 aatactccat ctccaacctt tacaacgtgg ttgagccgaaaggtctacaa atggcagtaa 1320 atatagtcta ctttttaaca tccattattg cctgcattctctacttcaat atcggcatga 1380 agtccatcta ccaacaggtc tttatggagc ttctcaacttcccagatatc tccaccaccc 1440 gcggccgcat gctctggtac ggtctcggcc cgatctactgggtgattgcg ttcgtcatcg 1500 ccgctgccgt gccaaacttt agtggaattt ccagcatggtcggcgcggcc ctgatcctca 1560 acttcaccta cacgctcccg ggtattctat acgttggtttccgatgccag aaggatgctg 1620 cgctacccgg agaggggtat gatcctgcga ccggggagacggtgcgccat gattccggca 1680 tgcagcggta tatccgtggg ttcaagaagc actgggtgctgaatcttttc tgtatcttct 1740 acttctgtgg tggattggcg tgttctggta tgggcatgtgggctgccatt gagagtttga 1800 ttgaggtgtt tgggcccggg ggtacggtgg ctacgtcttttgggtgtgct gcacctgttt 1860 agaggggaga ttaaaggaga gtgcactgtg gagtagatgggcactcttga tgagactgtc 1920 tataatatta ttgttagtag atggtgatga tggtatatatgctctcatct ctgtatatgt 1980 ctgtgatggt gtcattatca tgtatggtac gacatggatgtgattttaat gttaatgcta 2040 tgatcttcta tccccaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa 2083 7 599 PRT Aspergillus niger 7 Met Ala Thr Glu Ile Glu Pro AlaGlu Ile Pro Pro Val Leu Gly Val 1 5 10 15 Leu Pro Ala Tyr Gly Gln AspLys Glu Thr Pro Leu Arg Met Val Pro 20 25 30 Arg Ala Asp Gly Val Arg AlaArg Leu Asp Pro Asn Val Thr Leu Glu 35 40 45 Glu Tyr Met Tyr Trp Ala LysIle Glu Arg Gln Leu Glu Glu Glu Glu 50 55 60 Asn Arg Gln Tyr Val Leu GluArg Gly Pro Leu Thr Val Gly Lys Val 65 70 75 80 Ile Gln Asn Arg Phe SerLys Gly Val His His Glu Lys Glu Lys Lys 85 90 95 Gly Ala Gln Asn Ser ProGln Ile Glu Gly Glu Lys Gly Met Val Ala 100 105 110 Ser Thr Pro Ser AspSer Ser Leu Ala Val Thr Asp Glu Glu Trp Arg 115 120 125 Thr Ala Ala ArgAla Leu Arg Thr Ala Ser Trp Gly Thr Val Phe Tyr 130 135 140 Leu Ile ThrThr Asp Val Leu Gly Trp Ala Asn Ala Pro Phe Val Phe 145 150 155 160 AlaSer Val Gly Tyr Gly Pro Ala Val Ala Leu Phe Ile Val Phe Gly 165 170 175Cys Phe Ala Gly Phe Ser Gly Trp Ile Leu Trp Lys Val Phe Leu Glu 180 185190 Leu Asp Ser Thr Arg Tyr Pro Leu Ile Asn Phe Gly Asp Thr Tyr Tyr 195200 205 Arg Val Phe Gly Ala Trp Ser Arg His Leu Val Asn Ile Gly Gln Ser210 215 220 Leu Gln Leu Leu Met Ser Val Ser Val Leu Val Leu Gly Asn GlyGln 225 230 235 240 Ile Leu Ser Gln Leu Ser Asn Glu Ser Ile Cys Phe ValAla Cys Met 245 250 255 Ile Ile His Asp Gly His Arg His Gly Thr Val GluAla Phe Gly Pro 260 265 270 Leu Gln Arg Leu Gly Trp Leu Thr Asn Ala AlaVal Trp Leu Asn Ile 275 280 285 Ala Asp Phe Ile Met Ile Met Val Ala AlaGly Gly His Phe Gly Ile 290 295 300 Asp Tyr Gln Ala Val Ile Ser Ser ThrLeu Ile Gln Val Val Glu Pro 305 310 315 320 Val Lys Val Phe Ala Gly ProPro Pro Asp Lys Tyr Gln Ile Gln Ala 325 330 335 Thr Gly Phe Ser Gly GlnPhe Thr Gly Val Asp Gln Met Val Tyr Ser 340 345 350 Tyr Gly Gly Ala IleLeu Phe Val Ala Phe Leu Ala Glu Met Arg His 355 360 365 Pro Trp Asp PheTrp Lys Gly Leu Leu Cys Ala Gln Met Phe Ile Cys 370 375 380 Phe Val TyrIle Phe Phe Gly Ala Phe Val Tyr Ser Phe Tyr Gly Gln 385 390 395 400 TyrSer Ile Ser Asn Leu Tyr Asn Val Val Glu Pro Lys Gly Leu Gln 405 410 415Met Ala Val Asn Ile Val Tyr Phe Leu Thr Ser Ile Ile Ala Cys Ile 420 425430 Leu Tyr Phe Asn Ile Gly Met Lys Ser Ile Tyr Gln Gln Val Phe Met 435440 445 Glu Leu Leu Asn Phe Pro Asp Ile Ser Thr Thr Arg Gly Arg Met Leu450 455 460 Trp Tyr Gly Leu Gly Pro Ile Tyr Trp Val Ile Ala Phe Val IleAla 465 470 475 480 Ala Ala Val Pro Asn Phe Ser Gly Ile Ser Ser Met ValGly Ala Ala 485 490 495 Leu Ile Leu Asn Phe Thr Tyr Thr Leu Pro Gly IleLeu Tyr Val Gly 500 505 510 Phe Arg Cys Gln Lys Asp Ala Ala Leu Pro GlyGlu Gly Tyr Asp Pro 515 520 525 Ala Thr Gly Glu Thr Val Arg His Asp SerGly Met Gln Arg Tyr Ile 530 535 540 Arg Gly Phe Lys Lys His Trp Val LeuAsn Leu Phe Cys Ile Phe Tyr 545 550 555 560 Phe Cys Gly Gly Leu Ala CysSer Gly Met Gly Met Trp Ala Ala Ile 565 570 575 Glu Ser Leu Ile Glu ValPhe Gly Pro Gly Gly Thr Val Ala Thr Ser 580 585 590 Phe Gly Cys Ala AlaPro Val 595 8 2006 DNA Aspergillus niger 8 gtgtgttgtc cctctcaaggtctccagcat gcgttcttcc ggtctctaca cagcactcct 60 gtgctccctg gccgcctcgaccaacgcgat tgtccatgaa aagctcgccg cggtcccctc 120 cggctggcat cacgtcgaagatgctggctc cgaccaccag atcagcctgt cgatcgcgct 180 ggcacgcaag aacctcgatcagcttgaatc caagctgaaa gacttgtcaa cacctggcga 240 atcgcaatac ggccagtggctggaccagga ggatgtcgac acgctgttcc cagtggccag 300 cgacaaggct gtgattaactggctgcgcag cgccaatatc acccatattt cccgccaggg 360 cagcttggtg aactttgcgaccacggtcga taaggtgaac aagcttctca acgccacctt 420 tgcctactac caaagcggctcttcccagag attgcgcaca acagagtact ccatcccgga 480 tgatttggtc gactcaatcgacctcatctc cccaacgacg ttcttcggca aggaaaagac 540 tactgctggt ttgaaccagcgggcgcaaaa gattgacaac catgtggcca aacgttccaa 600 cagctcgtcc tgtgccgatctcattacgct gtcctgcctg aaggagatgt acaactttgg 660 caactacact cccagcgcttcgtcgggcag caagctgggc ttcggcagct tcctgaacga 720 atccgcctcg tattctgaccttgccaagtt cgagaagctg tttaacctgc cctctcagag 780 cttttccgtg gagttggtcaacggcggcgt caatgatcag aatcaatcga cggcttcctt 840 gaccgaggcg gacctcgatgtggaattgct cgtcggagtt gctcatcccc tccctgtgac 900 tgagttcatc acttctggcgaacctccttt cattcccgac cccgatgagc cgagtgccgc 960 cgacaacgag aacgagccttacctccagta ctatgagtac ctcctctcca agcccaactc 1020 ggctctgccc caagtgatttccaactccta tggtgacgac gaacagaccg ttcccgagta 1080 ctacgccaag cgagtctgcaacctgaccgg acttgttggc ctgcgcggca tcagtgtcct 1140 cgagtcgtcc ggtgacgaaggtattggatc cggctgccga accaccgacg gcaccaaccg 1200 aacccaattc aaccccatcttcccggccac ctgtccctac gtgaccgccg tgggagggac 1260 aatgtcctat gcccccgagatcgcctggga agccagttcc ggcggattca gcaactactt 1320 cgagcgggcg tggttccagaaggaagctgt gcagaactac ctggcgcacc acatcaccaa 1380 cgagacgaag cagtactactcgcaattcgc caactttagc ggtcgcggat tccctgacgt 1440 tgctgcccat agcttcgagccttcatatga ggtgatcttc tacggcgccc gctacggctc 1500 cggcggtacc tcagccgcgtgtcccctttt ctctgcgcta gtgggcatgt tgaacgatgc 1560 tcgtctgcgg gcgggcaagtccacgctggg tttcttgaac cccctgctct acagcaaggg 1620 gtacagagcg ttgactgatgtgacgggggg ccagtcgatc ggatgcaatg gcattgatcc 1680 gcagaatgat gagactgttgccggcgcggg cattatcccg tgggcgcact ggaacgccac 1740 ggtcggatgg gatccggtgactggattggg acttcctgac tttgagaagt tgaggcagtt 1800 ggtgctgtcg ttgtagatgtatactatgta tatggtatga gattttgtgt gtgatgtgtg 1860 atcttatatg agagagaatggtttagactg tgcgtgatat acatggacag ttcattttct 1920 catttaatga gacccttcatacggtagggg tcttagaggt cctcccattg ttatgcaaaa 1980 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2006 9 595 PRT Aspergillus niger 9 Met Arg Ser Ser Gly Leu TyrThr Ala Leu Leu Cys Ser Leu Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Thr Asn Ala Ile ValHis Glu Lys Leu Ala Ala Val Pro Ser Gly 20 25 30 Trp His His Val Glu AspAla Gly Ser Asp His Gln Ile Ser Leu Ser 35 40 45 Ile Ala Leu Ala Arg LysAsn Leu Asp Gln Leu Glu Ser Lys Leu Lys 50 55 60 Asp Leu Ser Thr Pro GlyGlu Ser Gln Tyr Gly Gln Trp Leu Asp Gln 65 70 75 80 Glu Asp Val Asp ThrLeu Phe Pro Val Ala Ser Asp Lys Ala Val Ile 85 90 95 Asn Trp Leu Arg SerAla Asn Ile Thr His Ile Ser Arg Gln Gly Ser 100 105 110 Leu Val Asn PheAla Thr Thr Val Asp Lys Val Asn Lys Leu Leu Asn 115 120 125 Ala Thr PheAla Tyr Tyr Gln Ser Gly Ser Ser Gln Arg Leu Arg Thr 130 135 140 Thr GluTyr Ser Ile Pro Asp Asp Leu Val Asp Ser Ile Asp Leu Ile 145 150 155 160Ser Pro Thr Thr Phe Phe Gly Lys Glu Lys Thr Thr Ala Gly Leu Asn 165 170175 Gln Arg Ala Gln Lys Ile Asp Asn His Val Ala Lys Arg Ser Asn Ser 180185 190 Ser Ser Cys Ala Asp Leu Ile Thr Leu Ser Cys Leu Lys Glu Met Tyr195 200 205 Asn Phe Gly Asn Tyr Thr Pro Ser Ala Ser Ser Gly Ser Lys LeuGly 210 215 220 Phe Gly Ser Phe Leu Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Tyr Ser Asp LeuAla Lys 225 230 235 240 Phe Glu Lys Leu Phe Asn Leu Pro Ser Gln Ser PheSer Val Glu Leu 245 250 255 Val Asn Gly Gly Val Asn Asp Gln Asn Gln SerThr Ala Ser Leu Thr 260 265 270 Glu Ala Asp Leu Asp Val Glu Leu Leu ValGly Val Ala His Pro Leu 275 280 285 Pro Val Thr Glu Phe Ile Thr Ser GlyGlu Pro Pro Phe Ile Pro Asp 290 295 300 Pro Asp Glu Pro Ser Ala Ala AspAsn Glu Asn Glu Pro Tyr Leu Gln 305 310 315 320 Tyr Tyr Glu Tyr Leu LeuSer Lys Pro Asn Ser Ala Leu Pro Gln Val 325 330 335 Ile Ser Asn Ser TyrGly Asp Asp Glu Gln Thr Val Pro Glu Tyr Tyr 340 345 350 Ala Lys Arg ValCys Asn Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Gly Leu Arg Gly Ile 355 360 365 Ser Val LeuGlu Ser Ser Gly Asp Glu Gly Ile Gly Ser Gly Cys Arg 370 375 380 Thr ThrAsp Gly Thr Asn Arg Thr Gln Phe Asn Pro Ile Phe Pro Ala 385 390 395 400Thr Cys Pro Tyr Val Thr Ala Val Gly Gly Thr Met Ser Tyr Ala Pro 405 410415 Glu Ile Ala Trp Glu Ala Ser Ser Gly Gly Phe Ser Asn Tyr Phe Glu 420425 430 Arg Ala Trp Phe Gln Lys Glu Ala Val Gln Asn Tyr Leu Ala His His435 440 445 Ile Thr Asn Glu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Tyr Ser Gln Phe Ala Asn PheSer 450 455 460 Gly Arg Gly Phe Pro Asp Val Ala Ala His Ser Phe Glu ProSer Tyr 465 470 475 480 Glu Val Ile Phe Tyr Gly Ala Arg Tyr Gly Ser GlyGly Thr Ser Ala 485 490 495 Ala Cys Pro Leu Phe Ser Ala Leu Val Gly MetLeu Asn Asp Ala Arg 500 505 510 Leu Arg Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Leu Gly PheLeu Asn Pro Leu Leu Tyr 515 520 525 Ser Lys Gly Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr AspVal Thr Gly Gly Gln Ser Ile 530 535 540 Gly Cys Asn Gly Ile Asp Pro GlnAsn Asp Glu Thr Val Ala Gly Ala 545 550 555 560 Gly Ile Ile Pro Trp AlaHis Trp Asn Ala Thr Val Gly Trp Asp Pro 565 570 575 Val Thr Gly Leu GlyLeu Pro Asp Phe Glu Lys Leu Arg Gln Leu Val 580 585 590 Leu Ser Leu 59510 566 PRT Aspergillus niger 10 Val Pro Ser Gly Trp His His Val Glu AspAla Gly Ser Asp His Gln 1 5 10 15 Ile Ser Leu Ser Ile Ala Leu Ala ArgLys Asn Leu Asp Gln Leu Glu 20 25 30 Ser Lys Leu Lys Asp Leu Ser Thr ProGly Glu Ser Gln Tyr Gly Gln 35 40 45 Trp Leu Asp Gln Glu Asp Val Asp ThrLeu Phe Pro Val Ala Ser Asp 50 55 60 Lys Ala Val Ile Asn Trp Leu Arg SerAla Asn Ile Thr His Ile Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Gln Gly Ser Leu Val Asn PheAla Thr Thr Val Asp Lys Val Asn 85 90 95 Lys Leu Leu Asn Ala Thr Phe AlaTyr Tyr Gln Ser Gly Ser Ser Gln 100 105 110 Arg Leu Arg Thr Thr Glu TyrSer Ile Pro Asp Asp Leu Val Asp Ser 115 120 125 Ile Asp Leu Ile Ser ProThr Thr Phe Phe Gly Lys Glu Lys Thr Thr 130 135 140 Ala Gly Leu Asn GlnArg Ala Gln Lys Ile Asp Asn His Val Ala Lys 145 150 155 160 Arg Ser AsnSer Ser Ser Cys Ala Asp Leu Ile Thr Leu Ser Cys Leu 165 170 175 Lys GluMet Tyr Asn Phe Gly Asn Tyr Thr Pro Ser Ala Ser Ser Gly 180 185 190 SerLys Leu Gly Phe Gly Ser Phe Leu Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Tyr Ser 195 200 205Asp Leu Ala Lys Phe Glu Lys Leu Phe Asn Leu Pro Ser Gln Ser Phe 210 215220 Ser Val Glu Leu Val Asn Gly Gly Val Asn Asp Gln Asn Gln Ser Thr 225230 235 240 Ala Ser Leu Thr Glu Ala Asp Leu Asp Val Glu Leu Leu Val GlyVal 245 250 255 Ala His Pro Leu Pro Val Thr Glu Phe Ile Thr Ser Gly GluPro Pro 260 265 270 Phe Ile Pro Asp Pro Asp Glu Pro Ser Ala Ala Asp AsnGlu Asn Glu 275 280 285 Pro Tyr Leu Gln Tyr Tyr Glu Tyr Leu Leu Ser LysPro Asn Ser Ala 290 295 300 Leu Pro Gln Val Ile Ser Asn Ser Tyr Gly AspAsp Glu Gln Thr Val 305 310 315 320 Pro Glu Tyr Tyr Ala Lys Arg Val CysAsn Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Gly 325 330 335 Leu Arg Gly Ile Ser Val Leu GluSer Ser Gly Asp Glu Gly Ile Gly 340 345 350 Ser Gly Cys Arg Thr Thr AspGly Thr Asn Arg Thr Gln Phe Asn Pro 355 360 365 Ile Phe Pro Ala Thr CysPro Tyr Val Thr Ala Val Gly Gly Thr Met 370 375 380 Ser Tyr Ala Pro GluIle Ala Trp Glu Ala Ser Ser Gly Gly Phe Ser 385 390 395 400 Asn Tyr PheGlu Arg Ala Trp Phe Gln Lys Glu Ala Val Gln Asn Tyr 405 410 415 Leu AlaHis His Ile Thr Asn Glu Thr Lys Gln Tyr Tyr Ser Gln Phe 420 425 430 AlaAsn Phe Ser Gly Arg Gly Phe Pro Asp Val Ala Ala His Ser Phe 435 440 445Glu Pro Ser Tyr Glu Val Ile Phe Tyr Gly Ala Arg Tyr Gly Ser Gly 450 455460 Gly Thr Ser Ala Ala Cys Pro Leu Phe Ser Ala Leu Val Gly Met Leu 465470 475 480 Asn Asp Ala Arg Leu Arg Ala Gly Lys Ser Thr Leu Gly Phe LeuAsn 485 490 495 Pro Leu Leu Tyr Ser Lys Gly Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr Asp ValThr Gly 500 505 510 Gly Gln Ser Ile Gly Cys Asn Gly Ile Asp Pro Gln AsnAsp Glu Thr 515 520 525 Val Ala Gly Ala Gly Ile Ile Pro Trp Ala His TrpAsn Ala Thr Val 530 535 540 Gly Trp Asp Pro Val Thr Gly Leu Gly Leu ProAsp Phe Glu Lys Leu 545 550 555 560 Arg Gln Leu Val Leu Ser 565 11 532PRT Homo sapiens 11 Leu Pro Pro Gly Trp Val Ser Leu Gly Arg Ala Asp ProGlu Glu Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Leu Thr Phe Ala Leu Arg Gln Gln Asn ValGlu Arg Leu Ser 20 25 30 Glu Leu Val Gln Ala Val Ser Asp Pro Ser Ser ProGln Tyr Gly Lys 35 40 45 Tyr Leu Thr Leu Glu Asn Val Ala Asp Leu Val ArgPro Ser Pro Leu 50 55 60 Thr Leu His Thr Val Gln Lys Trp Leu Leu Ala AlaGly Ala Gln Lys 65 70 75 80 Cys His Ser Val Ile Thr Gln Asp Phe Leu ThrCys Trp Leu Ser Ile 85 90 95 Arg Gln Ala Glu Leu Leu Leu Pro Gly Ala GluPhe His His Tyr Val 100 105 110 Gly Gly Pro Thr Glu Thr His Val Val ArgSer Pro His Pro Tyr Gln 115 120 125 Leu Pro Gln Ala Leu Ala Pro His ValAsp Phe Val Gly Gly Leu His 130 135 140 His Phe Pro Pro Thr Ser Ser LeuArg Gln Arg Pro Glu Pro Gln Val 145 150 155 160 Thr Gly Thr Val Gly LeuHis Leu Gly Val Thr Pro Ser Val Ile Arg 165 170 175 Lys Arg Tyr Asn LeuThr Ser Gln Asp Val Gly Ser Gly Thr Ser Asn 180 185 190 Asn Ser Gln AlaCys Ala Gln Phe Leu Glu Gln Tyr Phe His Asp Ser 195 200 205 Asp Leu AlaGln Phe Met Arg Leu Phe Gly Gly Asn Phe Ala His Gln 210 215 220 Ala SerVal Ala Arg Val Val Gly Gln Gln Gly Arg Gly Arg Ala Gly 225 230 235 240Ile Glu Ala Ser Leu Asp Val Gln Tyr Leu Met Ser Ala Gly Ala Asn 245 250255 Ile Ser Thr Trp Val Tyr Ser Ser Pro Gly Arg His Glu Gly Gln Glu 260265 270 Pro Phe Leu Gln Trp Leu Met Leu Leu Ser Asn Glu Ser Ala Leu Pro275 280 285 His Val His Thr Val Ser Tyr Gly Asp Asp Glu Asp Ser Leu SerSer 290 295 300 Ala Tyr Ile Gln Arg Val Asn Thr Glu Leu Met Lys Ala AlaAla Arg 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Thr Leu Leu Phe Ala Ser Gly Asp Ser GlyAla Gly Cys Trp 325 330 335 Ser Val Ser Gly Arg His Gln Phe Arg Pro ThrPhe Pro Ala Ser Ser 340 345 350 Pro Tyr Val Thr Thr Val Gly Gly Thr SerPhe Gln Glu Pro Phe Leu 355 360 365 Ile Thr Asn Glu Ile Val Asp Tyr IleSer Gly Gly Gly Phe Ser Asn 370 375 380 Val Phe Pro Arg Pro Ser Tyr GlnGlu Glu Ala Val Thr Lys Phe Leu 385 390 395 400 Ser Ser Ser Pro His LeuPro Pro Ser Ser Tyr Phe Asn Ala Ser Gly 405 410 415 Arg Ala Tyr Pro AspVal Ala Ala Leu Ser Asp Gly Tyr Trp Val Val 420 425 430 Ser Asn Arg ValPro Ile Pro Trp Val Ser Gly Thr Ser Ala Ser Thr 435 440 445 Pro Val PheGly Gly Ile Leu Ser Leu Ile Asn Glu His Arg Ile Leu 450 455 460 Ser GlyArg Pro Pro Leu Gly Phe Leu Asn Pro Arg Leu Tyr Gln Gln 465 470 475 480His Gly Ala Gly Leu Phe Asp Val Thr Arg Gly Cys His Glu Ser Cys 485 490495 Leu Asp Glu Glu Val Glu Gly Gln Gly Phe Cys Ser Gly Pro Gly Trp 500505 510 Asp Pro Val Thr Gly Trp Gly Thr Pro Asn Phe Pro Ala Leu Leu Lys515 520 525 Thr Leu Leu Asn 530 12 1991 DNA Aspergillus niger 12acccatcaat accttcagtt cgttagcaat cgtcttcccg tcgttcaatt caacttctga 60tcacactctc tgaggcgtgg tcgaatataa accgtcaaaa ttttcgccac acttcttaac 120tcgcggcacc acccgttcaa cggccggcgc tcatccaacc gtggtggggc accggactac 180gcattatacg tccagtaaac aactcgcagt ctgaacactc gtattatctg tctcgcaccc 240caatctgtca actgtgaaca atggctcccc acgcaagctc ggatgttgct gccaatggcg 300ccgtgaacgg gtccgctcgt gccaacgctc ctttgtttac cgtcaactcg cccaacgtcg 360tgtacaccga caatgaaatc agaagccagt atgcttatca taccactgat atcacccgca 420ctgccgacaa caagctcgtt gccactccca aggccaccaa ctaccacttc aaggtcgacc 480gcaaggtggg caaggtgggc gtcatgatgg tcggctgggg tggtaacaat ggttccaccg 540tgacgcaggt atccttgcca accgccgtgg tctcgaatgg gagaccgcga gccatgcgcg 600cctccaacta ctacggctct gtggtcatgg gttccaccat caagctcggt actgacgcca 660agaccggtga ggagattaac attcctttcc acgacatgct gcccatggtc caccccaatg 720atctcgctat tggtggctgg gacattagca gcctgaacct tgccgattcc atggaccgtg 780cccaggtcct ggagcctacc ctcaagcagc aggttcgtaa ggagatggcc gagatgaagc 840ccctgcctag tatctactac ccggacttta tcgctgccaa ccaggaggac cgggccgaca 900atgtgctcga gggctccaag gcatgctggg ctcatgttga gaagatccag caggacattc 960gcgacttcaa ggctcagaac ggcctcgaca aggtcatcgt gatgtggact gccaacaccg 1020agcgttacgc cgacatcctg cctggcgtca atgacacggc cgacaacctc ctcaacgcta 1080tcaagaccgg ccacctggag gtgtccccgt ccactgtctt tgctgtggcc tgtatcctgg 1140acaacgttcc cttcatcaac ggctctcccc agaacacctt tgttcccggt gccatccagt 1200tggctgagca gcacaaggcc ttcattggcg gagacgactt caagtctggc cagaccaaaa 1260tgaagtcggc tctggttgac ttcttgatca acgccggtat caagctcacc tcgattgcca 1320gctacaacca cctgggcaac aacgacggca agaacttgag ctcccagaag cagttccggt 1380ccaaggagat ctccaagtcc aacgtggtgg acgacatggt cgcggctaac aagatcctct 1440acgccgagga cgagcacccc gaccacaccg tggtgatcaa gtacatgcct gcggtgggcg 1500acaacaagcg cgcgctcgac gagtactacg cggagatctt catgggtggc caccagacca 1560tcagtctgtt caacatctgc gaggactccc tgctggcgtc tcccttgatc attgatctgg 1620tgctgattgc ggagatgatg acccgcatca gctggaagtc ggacgaggcg gccgagtaca 1680agggcttcca cagcgtgctc agcgtgctca gctacatgct caaggcgcct ctgactcccc 1740ctggcactcc tgtggtcaac tcgctgacca agcagcgcag tgccttgacc aacatcttcc 1800gggcgtgcgt tggactgcag cctgaatccg agatgactct ggagcacaag ctgttctaga 1860cacccaccta gtaatgctta gccatcatgc taggcgttga tcacacttta cccattgtca 1920gccaactaca gccactcttt gaatatcagt gactaccttc gaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1980aaaaaaaaaa a 1991 13 532 PRT Aspergillus niger 13 Met Ala Pro His AlaSer Ser Asp Val Ala Ala Asn Gly Ala Val Asn 1 5 10 15 Gly Ser Ala ArgAla Asn Ala Pro Leu Phe Thr Val Asn Ser Pro Asn 20 25 30 Val Val Tyr ThrAsp Asn Glu Ile Arg Ser Gln Tyr Ala Tyr His Thr 35 40 45 Thr Asp Ile ThrArg Thr Ala Asp Asn Lys Leu Val Ala Thr Pro Lys 50 55 60 Ala Thr Asn TyrHis Phe Lys Val Asp Arg Lys Val Gly Lys Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Val Met MetVal Gly Trp Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Ser Thr Val Thr Gln 85 90 95 Val Ser LeuPro Thr Ala Val Val Ser Asn Gly Arg Pro Arg Ala Met 100 105 110 Arg AlaSer Asn Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Val Val Met Gly Ser Thr Ile Lys 115 120 125 LeuGly Thr Asp Ala Lys Thr Gly Glu Glu Ile Asn Ile Pro Phe His 130 135 140Asp Met Leu Pro Met Val His Pro Asn Asp Leu Ala Ile Gly Gly Trp 145 150155 160 Asp Ile Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu Ala Asp Ser Met Asp Arg Ala Gln Val165 170 175 Leu Glu Pro Thr Leu Lys Gln Gln Val Arg Lys Glu Met Ala GluMet 180 185 190 Lys Pro Leu Pro Ser Ile Tyr Tyr Pro Asp Phe Ile Ala AlaAsn Gln 195 200 205 Glu Asp Arg Ala Asp Asn Val Leu Glu Gly Ser Lys AlaCys Trp Ala 210 215 220 His Val Glu Lys Ile Gln Gln Asp Ile Arg Asp PheLys Ala Gln Asn 225 230 235 240 Gly Leu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Met Trp ThrAla Asn Thr Glu Arg Tyr 245 250 255 Ala Asp Ile Leu Pro Gly Val Asn AspThr Ala Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn 260 265 270 Ala Ile Lys Thr Gly His Leu GluVal Ser Pro Ser Thr Val Phe Ala 275 280 285 Val Ala Cys Ile Leu Asp AsnVal Pro Phe Ile Asn Gly Ser Pro Gln 290 295 300 Asn Thr Phe Val Pro GlyAla Ile Gln Leu Ala Glu Gln His Lys Ala 305 310 315 320 Phe Ile Gly GlyAsp Asp Phe Lys Ser Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Lys Ser 325 330 335 Ala Leu ValAsp Phe Leu Ile Asn Ala Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser Ile 340 345 350 Ala SerTyr Asn His Leu Gly Asn Asn Asp Gly Lys Asn Leu Ser Ser 355 360 365 GlnLys Gln Phe Arg Ser Lys Glu Ile Ser Lys Ser Asn Val Val Asp 370 375 380Asp Met Val Ala Ala Asn Lys Ile Leu Tyr Ala Glu Asp Glu His Pro 385 390395 400 Asp His Thr Val Val Ile Lys Tyr Met Pro Ala Val Gly Asp Asn Lys405 410 415 Arg Ala Leu Asp Glu Tyr Tyr Ala Glu Ile Phe Met Gly Gly HisGln 420 425 430 Thr Ile Ser Leu Phe Asn Ile Cys Glu Asp Ser Leu Leu AlaSer Pro 435 440 445 Leu Ile Ile Asp Leu Val Leu Ile Ala Glu Met Met ThrArg Ile Ser 450 455 460 Trp Lys Ser Asp Glu Ala Ala Glu Tyr Lys Gly PheHis Ser Val Leu 465 470 475 480 Ser Val Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Lys Ala ProLeu Thr Pro Pro Gly Thr 485 490 495 Pro Val Val Asn Ser Leu Thr Lys GlnArg Ser Ala Leu Thr Asn Ile 500 505 510 Phe Arg Ala Cys Val Gly Leu GlnPro Glu Ser Glu Met Thr Leu Glu 515 520 525 His Lys Leu Phe 530 14 505PRT Aspergillus niger 14 Phe Thr Val Asn Ser Pro Asn Val Val Tyr Thr AspAsn Glu Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Ser Gln Tyr Ala Tyr His Thr Thr Asp Ile ThrArg Thr Ala Asp Asn 20 25 30 Lys Leu Val Ala Thr Pro Lys Ala Thr Asn TyrHis Phe Lys Val Asp 35 40 45 Arg Lys Val Gly Lys Val Gly Val Met Met ValGly Trp Gly Gly Asn 50 55 60 Asn Gly Ser Thr Val Thr Gln Val Ser Leu ProThr Ala Val Val Ser 65 70 75 80 Asn Gly Arg Pro Arg Ala Met Arg Ala SerAsn Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Val 85 90 95 Val Met Gly Ser Thr Ile Lys Leu Gly ThrAsp Ala Lys Thr Gly Glu 100 105 110 Glu Ile Asn Ile Pro Phe His Asp MetLeu Pro Met Val His Pro Asn 115 120 125 Asp Leu Ala Ile Gly Gly Trp AspIle Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu Ala Asp 130 135 140 Ser Met Asp Arg Ala Gln ValLeu Glu Pro Thr Leu Lys Gln Gln Val 145 150 155 160 Arg Lys Glu Met AlaGlu Met Lys Pro Leu Pro Ser Ile Tyr Tyr Pro 165 170 175 Asp Phe Ile AlaAla Asn Gln Glu Asp Arg Ala Asp Asn Val Leu Glu 180 185 190 Gly Ser LysAla Cys Trp Ala His Val Glu Lys Ile Gln Gln Asp Ile 195 200 205 Arg AspPhe Lys Ala Gln Asn Gly Leu Asp Lys Val Ile Val Met Trp 210 215 220 ThrAla Asn Thr Glu Arg Tyr Ala Asp Ile Leu Pro Gly Val Asn Asp 225 230 235240 Thr Ala Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Ala Ile Lys Thr Gly His Leu Glu Val 245250 255 Ser Pro Ser Thr Val Phe Ala Val Ala Cys Ile Leu Asp Asn Val Pro260 265 270 Phe Ile Asn Gly Ser Pro Gln Asn Thr Phe Val Pro Gly Ala IleGln 275 280 285 Leu Ala Glu Gln His Lys Ala Phe Ile Gly Gly Asp Asp PheLys Ser 290 295 300 Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Lys Ser Ala Leu Val Asp Phe LeuIle Asn Ala 305 310 315 320 Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr Ser Ile Ala Ser Tyr AsnHis Leu Gly Asn Asn 325 330 335 Asp Gly Lys Asn Leu Ser Ser Gln Lys GlnPhe Arg Ser Lys Glu Ile 340 345 350 Ser Lys Ser Asn Val Val Asp Asp MetVal Ala Ala Asn Lys Ile Leu 355 360 365 Tyr Ala Glu Asp Glu His Pro AspHis Thr Val Val Ile Lys Tyr Met 370 375 380 Pro Ala Val Gly Asp Asn LysArg Ala Leu Asp Glu Tyr Tyr Ala Glu 385 390 395 400 Ile Phe Met Gly GlyHis Gln Thr Ile Ser Leu Phe Asn Ile Cys Glu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Leu LeuAla Ser Pro Leu Ile Ile Asp Leu Val Leu Ile Ala 420 425 430 Glu Met MetThr Arg Ile Ser Trp Lys Ser Asp Glu Ala Ala Glu Tyr 435 440 445 Lys GlyPhe His Ser Val Leu Ser Val Leu Ser Tyr Met Leu Lys Ala 450 455 460 ProLeu Thr Pro Pro Gly Thr Pro Val Val Asn Ser Leu Thr Lys Gln 465 470 475480 Arg Ser Ala Leu Thr Asn Ile Phe Arg Ala Cys Val Gly Leu Gln Pro 485490 495 Glu Ser Glu Met Thr Leu Glu His Lys 500 505 15 505 PRT Sesamumindicum 15 Phe Lys Val Glu Ser Pro Asn Val Lys Tyr Thr Glu Gly Glu IleHis 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Tyr Asn Tyr Glu Thr Thr Glu Leu Val His Glu SerArg Asn 20 25 30 Gly Thr Tyr Gln Trp Ile Val Lys Pro Lys Thr Val Lys TyrGlu Phe 35 40 45 Lys Thr Asp Thr His Val Pro Lys Leu Gly Val Met Leu ValGly Trp 50 55 60 Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Ser Thr Leu Thr Gly Gly Val Ile AlaAsn Arg 65 70 75 80 Glu Gly Ile Ser Trp Ala Thr Lys Asp Lys Val Gln GlnAla Asn Tyr 85 90 95 Phe Gly Ser Leu Thr Gln Ala Ser Ser Ile Arg Val GlySer Phe Asn 100 105 110 Gly Glu Glu Ile Tyr Ala Pro Phe Lys Ser Leu LeuPro Met Val Asn 115 120 125 Pro Asp Asp Val Val Phe Gly Gly Trp Asp IleSer Asn Met Asn Leu 130 135 140 Ala Asp Ala Met Gly Arg Ala Lys Val LeuAsp Ile Asp Leu Gln Lys 145 150 155 160 Gln Leu Arg Pro Tyr Met Glu HisMet Val Pro Leu Pro Gly Ile Tyr 165 170 175 Asp Pro Asp Phe Ile Ala AlaAsn Gln Gly Ser Arg Ala Asn Asn Val 180 185 190 Ile Lys Gly Thr Lys LysGlu Gln Val Gln Gln Ile Ile Lys Asp Met 195 200 205 Arg Asp Phe Lys GluGln Asn Lys Val Asp Lys Val Val Val Leu Trp 210 215 220 Thr Ala Asn ThrGlu Arg Tyr Ser Asn Val Val Val Gly Leu Asn Asp 225 230 235 240 Thr AlaGlu Ser Leu Met Ala Ser Val Glu Arg Asn Glu Ala Glu Ile 245 250 255 SerPro Ser Thr Leu Tyr Ala Ile Ala Cys Val Phe Glu Asn Val Pro 260 265 270Phe Ile Asn Gly Ser Pro Gln Asn Thr Phe Val Pro Gly Leu Ile Asp 275 280285 Leu Ala Ile Gln Arg Asn Ser Leu Ile Gly Gly Asp Asp Phe Lys Ser 290295 300 Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Lys Ser Val Leu Val Asp Phe Leu Val Gly Ala305 310 315 320 Gly Ile Lys Pro Thr Ser Ile Val Ser Tyr Asn His Leu GlyAsn Asn 325 330 335 Asp Gly Met Asn Leu Ser Ala Pro Gln Thr Phe Arg SerLys Glu Ile 340 345 350 Ser Lys Ser Asn Val Val Asp Asp Met Val Ala SerAsn Gly Ile Leu 355 360 365 Tyr Glu Pro Gly Glu His Pro Asp His Ile ValVal Ile Lys Tyr Val 370 375 380 Pro Tyr Val Gly Asp Ser Lys Arg Ala MetAsp Glu Tyr Thr Ser Glu 385 390 395 400 Ile Phe Met Gly Gly Lys Ser ThrIle Val Leu His Asn Thr Cys Glu 405 410 415 Asp Ser Leu Leu Ala Ala ProIle Ile Leu Asp Leu Val Leu Leu Ala 420 425 430 Glu Leu Ser Thr Arg IleGln Leu Lys Ala Glu Gly Glu Gly Lys Phe 435 440 445 His Ser Phe His ProVal Ala Thr Ile Leu Ser Tyr Leu Thr Lys Ala 450 455 460 Pro Leu Val ProPro Gly Thr Pro Val Val Asn Ala Leu Ser Lys Gln 465 470 475 480 Arg AlaMet Leu Glu Asn Ile Leu Arg Ala Cys Val Gly Leu Ala Pro 485 490 495 GluAsn Asn Met Ile Leu Glu Tyr Lys 500 505 16 2059 DNA Aspergillus niger 16cttttctctt gtcttttccc 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cggcaactgg 900tccccgtatg ttgccggtgc caacactgac ggcgacggca acacctatgt gaagctcaga 960tggaacccga tttacctaga accgactacc ccgttccgca acgaagtccc tgagttcggt 1020gtcgagatcg agtgtgaggg agacggctgc aatggactgc catgcaagat cgacccatcc 1080gtgaacggcg tgaacgagat gactggcgac agctcagtgg gtgcaggcgg tgcatccttc 1140tgtgtggtgg acggtgccca agggcggaaa ggccaatgtc gttgtcttcg acaagggacg 1200gcggtggact ctaccagcgt gccggtgtcc agcagcagtg ttagcagcgt cgtcgtgagc 1260agcagcgcca gcaccagcag cacctcgacc agcagcatcg tccctactac gagcagcacg 1320ccgacgagtg tcagcaccag caccagcacc agcaccagta ctagcaccag cactagcact 1380agcactagca gcagcacccc ggccccgacg ccgtccagca ctactactac tatctccagc 1440accactctca gctccagctc caccatcagc accaccagct ccagcagcat aactccccgg 1500cccaccccca gctggacgcc ctcttccagc tggaagatca gctcgagcgc agcactgaac 1560tggaccgtgt cggctagcta cacgtacaag ccacacgtga tggtggagac gggctcctcg 1620cacacgcagc ctgtagctgc tgctgctgtt gccagtgagg gctcgagcca gacgactgga 1680accgctcaag caacgcagtc agcggttgtg acggagggag ctgctgtcag cactgccgtg 1740tcgaagctga gtctgattgt ggcagttctt ggagccattg tcatggtcta gacaatagac 1800catgttgacc atcataccga tcaactgtgt cggttgcata ctcactcacc atcatcactt 1860ttcttggttc acttctgatg ggcacctttt tcacacttac acttataccc ttatgattga 1920cgttcttgta tgtgcttgat tgatgagcat ttatcgataa tgtttactgt taatatagtc 1980attaatttgc ctgtaaattc caagtgccac ttagcacaga gtagaggtcc aaaaaaaaaa 2040aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa 2059 17 505 PRT Aspergillus niger 17 Met Lys AlaThr Ser Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Leu Ala Ile Ala Ala Val 1 5 10 15 Gln AlaAla Lys His Ala His Asp His Gly His His Arg Ser His Arg 20 25 30 Ser ValAsp Ser Pro Val Val Lys Lys Ser Ser Ser Cys Gln Phe Pro 35 40 45 Ser GlyAla Gly Leu Ile Pro Ile Thr Pro His Glu Thr Asn Gly Gly 50 55 60 Trp AlaMet Ser Pro Asp Gln Glu Cys Lys Pro Gly Gly Tyr Cys Pro 65 70 75 80 TyrAla Cys Pro Ala Gly Gln Val Ser Met Gln Trp Asp Pro Glu Ala 85 90 95 ThrSer Tyr Thr Tyr Pro Met Ser Met Asn Gly Gly Leu Tyr Cys Asp 100 105 110Glu Asn Gly Glu Ile Gln Lys Pro Phe Pro Asp Arg Pro Tyr Cys Lys 115 120125 Asp Gly Thr Gly Val Val Ser Ala Lys Asn Lys Cys Lys Glu Gln Val 130135 140 Ser Phe Cys Gln Thr Val Leu Pro Gly Asn Glu Ala Met Pro Ile Pro145 150 155 160 Thr Leu Val Glu Glu Pro Ala Thr Leu Ala Val Pro Asp LeuSer Tyr 165 170 175 Trp Cys Glu Thr Ala Ala His Phe Tyr Ile Asn Pro ProGly Tyr Asn 180 185 190 Thr Lys Thr Ala Cys Val Trp Gly Thr Ser Glu AsnPro Tyr Gly Asn 195 200 205 Trp Ser Pro Tyr Val Ala Gly Ala Asn Thr AspGly Asp Gly Asn Thr 210 215 220 Tyr Val Lys Leu Arg Trp Asn Pro Ile TyrLeu Glu Pro Thr Thr Pro 225 230 235 240 Phe Arg Asn Glu Val Pro Glu PheGly Val Glu Ile Glu Cys Glu Gly 245 250 255 Asp Gly Cys Asn Gly Leu ProCys Lys Ile Asp Pro Ser Val Asn Gly 260 265 270 Val Asn Glu Met Thr GlyAsp Ser Ser Val Gly Ala Gly Gly Ala Ser 275 280 285 Phe Cys Val Val AspGly Ala Gln Gly Arg Lys Gly Gln Cys Arg Cys 290 295 300 Leu Arg Gln GlyThr Ala Val Asp Ser Thr Ser Val Pro Val Ser Ser 305 310 315 320 Ser SerVal Ser Ser Val Val Val Ser Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Ser Ser 325 330 335 ThrSer Thr Ser Ser Ile Val Pro Thr Thr Ser Ser Thr Pro Thr Ser 340 345 350Val Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser Thr Ser 355 360365 Thr Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Thr Pro Ala Pro Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Thr 370375 380 Thr Thr Ile Ser Ser Thr Thr Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Thr Ile Ser Thr385 390 395 400 Thr Ser Ser Ser Ser Ile Thr Pro Arg Pro Thr Pro Ser TrpThr Pro 405 410 415 Ser Ser Ser Trp Lys Ile Ser Ser Ser Ala Ala Leu AsnTrp Thr Val 420 425 430 Ser Ala Ser Tyr Thr Tyr Lys Pro His Val Met ValGlu Thr Gly Ser 435 440 445 Ser His Thr Gln Pro Val Ala Ala Ala Ala ValAla Ser Glu Gly Ser 450 455 460 Ser Gln Thr Thr Gly Thr Ala Gln Ala ThrGln Ser Ala Val Val Thr 465 470 475 480 Glu Gly Ala Ala Val Ser Thr AlaVal Ser Lys Leu Ser Leu Ile Val 485 490 495 Ala Val Leu Gly Ala Ile ValMet Val 500 505 18 1904 DNA Aspergillus niger 18 aacaaatttt tctcctcttacctttaatca ttttctttta ttctccttct tcccccccat 60 acatcatact ctccgcaatagctctctttc ttgagtgttt tgtgtcttaa actctactgt 120 cccactttcc gcttaatacttacccctcct ccttttacac attcaccatg gctgcccgtc 180 ctcagaacat tggtatcaaggccattgagg tctacttccc tcgtcagtgt gtcgaccaga 240 gcgagcttga gaaattcgatggcgtgagcg aaggcaaata caccattggt cttggtcaga 300 ccaagatgag cttctgtgatgaccgtgaag acatctactc cattgctttg accaccttct 360 cctcccttct ccgcaagtacaacatcgacc ccaactccat tggccgcctg gaggtcggta 420 ccgagacctt gctggacaagtccaagtccg tcaagtccgt cctgatgcag cttctggctc 480 cccacggaaa caccaacgttgagggtgttg acaacgtcaa tgcttgctgc ggtggcacca 540 acgctgtttt caacagcatcaactggctcg agtcctctgc ctgggatggc agagatgccg 600 ttgttgtctg cggtgacattgccctgtacg ccgagggtgc tgctcgccct accggtggtg 660 ctggctgtgt cgccatgctgatcggtcctg acgcccctat tgtgttcgag cccggtcttc 720 gtgcctccta cgtcacccacgcctacgact tcttcaagcc cgacctgacc agcgagtacc 780 ctgtcgtgga tggtcacttctccctcagat gctacactga ggctgtcaac gcttgctaca 840 aggcctacaa tgctcgtgagaagaccttga aggagaaggt tcagaacggt accaacggca 900 ccgcccagga cgactcccagactgccttgg accgcttcga atacctctgc taccatgctc 960 ctacctgcaa gctggtgcagaaatccttcg ctcgtatgct gtacaacgac tacctcacaa 1020 accccactca ccctgctttcgccgaagtgg ctcctgagct ccgtgatttg gactacgcca 1080 cctctctcac tgacaagaacgtggagaaga ccttcatggg cctgaccaag aagcgcttcg 1140 ctgagcgtgt taagcccgctctcgaggttg ccactctttg cggtaacatg tacactgcca 1200 ccgtttgggc tggtctggctagcttgatct ctcacgtccc cttcgatgct agcgagtcca 1260 agcgcatcgg tctcttctcctacggcagtg gtcttgccag ctccctgctt agcgtaaaga 1320 ttgtcggaga cgtgtccaacctggtggaga agctcgatct caagaaccgt cttagcaacc 1380 gcaacgttct ccctcctcagtcctacgttg acatgtgtgc cctccgtgag catgctcacc 1440 tcaagaagaa cttcaagccttccggcaaca ccgagactct ctaccctggt acttactact 1500 tgactgaggt ggacgatatgttccgccgca agtacgacgt caaggcatga attatgagca 1560 tatgatggac ttgctttcgaccttgcttct ttggacatga ccggttgctt agacggttta 1620 actagattcc cttcagcatgcgcattgttt atttgtggtt cgccttaata gagcttgggg 1680 gcagcggaat gctcctaccaatttccgggt ctgcttttct cctttacatt ggttcttaat 1740 gtttcatacg ttgttcatgtatcctcctag ggaggagacc ttctcttgtc cagacaggag 1800 ctggaatgca attatataagacgatgacca ataattccag actcatcaag agtcagaaag 1860 aagagtcatg aaaggaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 1904 19 460 PRT Aspergillus niger 19 Met AlaAla Arg Pro Gln Asn Ile Gly Ile Lys Ala Ile Glu Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 PhePro Arg Gln Cys Val Asp Gln Ser Glu Leu Glu Lys Phe Asp Gly 20 25 30 ValSer Glu Gly Lys Tyr Thr Ile Gly Leu Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Ser 35 40 45 PheCys Asp Asp Arg Glu Asp Ile Tyr Ser Ile Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe 50 55 60 SerSer Leu Leu Arg Lys Tyr Asn Ile Asp Pro Asn Ser Ile Gly Arg 65 70 75 80Leu Glu Val Gly Thr Glu Thr Leu Leu Asp Lys Ser Lys Ser Val Lys 85 90 95Ser Val Leu Met Gln Leu Leu Ala Pro His Gly Asn Thr Asn Val Glu 100 105110 Gly Val Asp Asn Val Asn Ala Cys Cys Gly Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Phe 115120 125 Asn Ser Ile Asn Trp Leu Glu Ser Ser Ala Trp Asp Gly Arg Asp Ala130 135 140 Val Val Val Cys Gly Asp Ile Ala Leu Tyr Ala Glu Gly Ala AlaArg 145 150 155 160 Pro Thr Gly Gly Ala Gly Cys Val Ala Met Leu Ile GlyPro Asp Ala 165 170 175 Pro Ile Val Phe Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg Ala Ser TyrVal Thr His Ala 180 185 190 Tyr Asp Phe Phe Lys Pro Asp Leu Thr Ser GluTyr Pro Val Val Asp 195 200 205 Gly His Phe Ser Leu Arg Cys Tyr Thr GluAla Val Asn Ala Cys Tyr 210 215 220 Lys Ala Tyr Asn Ala Arg Glu Lys ThrLeu Lys Glu Lys Val Gln Asn 225 230 235 240 Gly Thr Asn Gly Thr Ala GlnAsp Asp Ser Gln Thr Ala Leu Asp Arg 245 250 255 Phe Glu Tyr Leu Cys TyrHis Ala Pro Thr Cys Lys Leu Val Gln Lys 260 265 270 Ser Phe Ala Arg MetLeu Tyr Asn Asp Tyr Leu Thr Asn Pro Thr His 275 280 285 Pro Ala Phe AlaGlu Val Ala Pro Glu Leu Arg Asp Leu Asp Tyr Ala 290 295 300 Thr Ser LeuThr Asp Lys Asn Val Glu Lys Thr Phe Met Gly Leu Thr 305 310 315 320 LysLys Arg Phe Ala Glu Arg Val Lys Pro Ala Leu Glu Val Ala Thr 325 330 335Leu Cys Gly Asn Met Tyr Thr Ala Thr Val Trp Ala Gly Leu Ala Ser 340 345350 Leu Ile Ser His Val Pro Phe Asp Ala Ser Glu Ser Lys Arg Ile Gly 355360 365 Leu Phe Ser Tyr Gly Ser Gly Leu Ala Ser Ser Leu Leu Ser Val Lys370 375 380 Ile Val Gly Asp Val Ser Asn Leu Val Glu Lys Leu Asp Leu LysAsn 385 390 395 400 Arg Leu Ser Asn Arg Asn Val Leu Pro Pro Gln Ser TyrVal Asp Met 405 410 415 Cys Ala Leu Arg Glu His Ala His Leu Lys Lys AsnPhe Lys Pro Ser 420 425 430 Gly Asn Thr Glu Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Thr TyrTyr Leu Thr Glu Val 435 440 445 Asp Asp Met Phe Arg Arg Lys Tyr Asp ValLys Ala 450 455 460 20 460 PRT Aspergillus niger 20 Met Ala Ala Arg ProGln Asn Ile Gly Ile Lys Ala Ile Glu Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 Phe Pro Arg GlnCys Val Asp Gln Ser Glu Leu Glu Lys Phe Asp Gly 20 25 30 Val Ser Glu GlyLys Tyr Thr Ile Gly Leu Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Ser 35 40 45 Phe Cys Asp AspArg Glu Asp Ile Tyr Ser Ile Ala Leu Thr Thr Phe 50 55 60 Ser Ser Leu LeuArg Lys Tyr Asn Ile Asp Pro Asn Ser Ile Gly Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu ValGly Thr Glu Thr Leu Leu Asp Lys Ser Lys Ser Val Lys 85 90 95 Ser Val LeuMet Gln Leu Leu Ala Pro His Gly Asn Thr Asn Val Glu 100 105 110 Gly ValAsp Asn Val Asn Ala Cys Cys Gly Gly Thr Asn Ala Val Phe 115 120 125 AsnSer Ile Asn Trp Leu Glu Ser Ser Ala Trp Asp Gly Arg Asp Ala 130 135 140Val Val Val Cys Gly Asp Ile Ala Leu Tyr Ala Glu Gly Ala Ala Arg 145 150155 160 Pro Thr Gly Gly Ala Gly Cys Val Ala Met Leu Ile Gly Pro Asp Ala165 170 175 Pro Ile Val Phe Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg Ala Ser Tyr Val Thr HisAla 180 185 190 Tyr Asp Phe Phe Lys Pro Asp Leu Thr Ser Glu Tyr Pro ValVal Asp 195 200 205 Gly His Phe Ser Leu Arg Cys Tyr Thr Glu Ala Val AsnAla Cys Tyr 210 215 220 Lys Ala Tyr Asn Ala Arg Glu Lys Thr Leu Lys GluLys Val Gln Asn 225 230 235 240 Gly Thr Asn Gly Thr Ala Gln Asp Asp SerGln Thr Ala Leu Asp Arg 245 250 255 Phe Glu Tyr Leu Cys Tyr His Ala ProThr Cys Lys Leu Val Gln Lys 260 265 270 Ser Phe Ala Arg Met Leu Tyr AsnAsp Tyr Leu Thr Asn Pro Thr His 275 280 285 Pro Ala Phe Ala Glu Val AlaPro Glu Leu Arg Asp Leu Asp Tyr Ala 290 295 300 Thr Ser Leu Thr Asp LysAsn Val Glu Lys Thr Phe Met Gly Leu Thr 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Arg PheAla Glu Arg Val Lys Pro Ala Leu Glu Val Ala Thr 325 330 335 Leu Cys GlyAsn Met Tyr Thr Ala Thr Val Trp Ala Gly Leu Ala Ser 340 345 350 Leu IleSer His Val Pro Phe Asp Ala Ser Glu Ser Lys Arg Ile Gly 355 360 365 LeuPhe Ser Tyr Gly Ser Gly Leu Ala Ser Ser Leu Leu Ser Val Lys 370 375 380Ile Val Gly Asp Val Ser Asn Leu Val Glu Lys Leu Asp Leu Lys Asn 385 390395 400 Arg Leu Ser Asn Arg Asn Val Leu Pro Pro Gln Ser Tyr Val Asp Met405 410 415 Cys Ala Leu Arg Glu His Ala His Leu Lys Lys Asn Phe Lys ProSer 420 425 430 Gly Asn Thr Glu Thr Leu Tyr Pro Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Leu ThrGlu Val 435 440 445 Asp Asp Met Phe Arg Arg Lys Tyr Asp Val Lys Ala 450455 460 21 454 PRT Neurospora crassa 21 Met Ala Thr Arg Pro Gln Asn IleGly Ile Lys Ala Ile Glu Ile Tyr 1 5 10 15 Phe Pro Ser Gln Tyr Val GluGln Ser Glu Leu Glu Lys Phe Asp Gly 20 25 30 Val Ser Thr Gly Lys Tyr ThrIle Gly Leu Gly Gln Thr Lys Met Ala 35 40 45 Phe Cys Asp Asp Arg Glu AspIle Tyr Ser Leu Ala Leu Thr Ala Val 50 55 60 Ser Arg Leu Leu Lys Asn TyrGlu Ile Asp Thr Asn Thr Ile Gly Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Glu Val Gly Thr GluThr Leu Leu Asp Lys Ser Lys Ser Val Lys 85 90 95 Ser Val Leu Met Gln LeuPhe Gly Glu Asn Thr Asn Ile Glu Gly Val 100 105 110 Asp Thr Ile Asn AlaCys Tyr Gly Gly Thr Asn Ala Phe Phe Asn Ser 115 120 125 Val Asn Trp IleGlu Ser Ser Ala Trp Asp Gly Arg Asp Ala Ile Val 130 135 140 Val Ala GlyAsp Ile Ala Leu Tyr Ala Lys Gly Asn Ala Arg Pro Thr 145 150 155 160 GlyGly Ala Gly Cys Val Ala Met Leu Val Gly Pro Asn Ala Pro Ile 165 170 175Ala Val Glu Pro Gly Leu Arg Gly Ser Tyr Met Ala His Ala Tyr Asp 180 185190 Phe Tyr Lys Pro Asp Leu Thr Ser Glu Tyr Pro Tyr Val Asp Gly His 195200 205 Tyr Ser Val Asn Cys Tyr Thr Glu Ala Leu Asp Gly Ala Tyr Arg Ala210 215 220 Tyr Asn Gln Arg Glu Lys Leu Leu Thr Asn Gly Val Asn Gly HisSer 225 230 235 240 Glu Asp Ser Thr Lys Thr Pro Leu Asp Arg Phe Asp TyrLeu Ala Phe 245 250 255 His Ala Pro Thr Cys Lys Leu Val Gln Lys Ser TyrAla Arg Leu Leu 260 265 270 Tyr His Asp Tyr Leu Ala Asn Pro Glu Ser ProVal Phe Ala Asp Val 275 280 285 Pro Pro Glu Val Arg Asp Met Asp Tyr LysLys Ser Leu Thr Asp Lys 290 295 300 Val Val Glu Lys Thr Phe Met Thr LeuThr Lys Lys Arg Phe Gln Glu 305 310 315 320 Arg Val Asn Pro Ala Ile GlnVal Pro Thr Leu Cys Gly Asn Met Tyr 325 330 335 Cys Gly Ser Val Trp GlyGly Leu Ala Ser Ile Ile Gly His Val Asp 340 345 350 Ser Ala Gln Leu GluGly Lys Arg Ile Gly Leu Phe Ser Tyr Gly Ser 355 360 365 Gly Leu Ala AlaSer Phe Cys Ser Phe Arg Val Thr Gly Ser Thr Glu 370 375 380 Lys Leu AlaLys Thr Leu Asn Leu Pro Ala Arg Leu Ala Ala Arg Arg 385 390 395 400 AlaVal Pro Pro Glu Ser Tyr Asp Ala Met Cys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln 405 410 415Ala His Leu Gln Lys Asn Tyr Thr Pro Lys Gly Glu Val Ser Thr Leu 420 425430 Glu Pro Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Leu Glu Asn Val Asp Asp Met Phe Lys Arg 435440 445 Thr Tyr Ser Ile Lys Ala 450 22 1498 DNA Aspergillus niger 22agctcaaatt ctcttccctt tgatctcaac taccattcct taagaagctg tgcttcgtac 60cttcatttcg ccttactttt tttctgctta ctactacaac tccatcactc tctattcttt 120caatatgaag ttcaccggaa tcgctttcgc cggtcttatc ggttacgctg ccgccctgcc 180ggccatgggc gcccagcaag actctgctcc caacggtgtt caggccaccg gagctccctc 240cttccagggt gctgccccct ccggctcccc tcttcccctt ccctcgggtg ctcctcaggg 300ccagggcttc ggaggccagg gcttcggcaa ctctaacggt cagggccagg ctcccaccgt 360gagcttgggc gatgctcctc agcctcctcc cactggctcc gctgcccctg ctccttctgg 420agctcctcgt ggccacaaga ggcgtcagct cgagatcccg gcttccgtct ccaacgtccc 480cgccccgacc ggctccgctg ctgctggagg tgacttcggt ggtgctcctt cgggtcccgc 540tccctctggt gccgctccct ctggcgtcgc tggtggtgac ggcccctctc cttctggttc 600tttcggtggc cagggcggcc agtctggctc tttcggcggc aacggcgccg ctccctctgg 660cattgctggc ggcaatggcc cctctacttc cggctctttc ggtggtgccg ctcctccggt 720gttgctggta gcaatggccc ctctacctcc ggctcttttg gcggccagca gggtcagcag 780ggccagagcg gcttcggcgg ccaggactcc cagtcccagg gccagtccca ggactccaag 840tctcagagct ctaagtccca gaactccagg tctgagggct ctcagtctca ggactcccag 900tcccagggat ctgactctga gggatctcag ggctctttcg agcagggctc ctcctctgag 960cagggctctg gctctagctc tttcggtggt aacggtgctg ctccctccgg tgttgctggt 1020ggcaacggcc cctctccttc cggctctttc ggcggtgctg ctccctccgg tgttgctggc 1080ggcaacggtc cctctccctc tggctccttc ggcggtaacg gcgctgctcc ctctggcgtc 1140gctggtggaa acggcccctc tccttccggc tccttcggtg gtaacggtgc tgctccttct 1200ggtgctgccg gtggtgctcc cgctgcctcg ggcgcccccg ccgccgctcc ctcgggtgct 1260tcttactaag tccatgcgaa agtcttggac ttcgatcgac aataaacacc ttccatatca 1320tctgacgctg atgcaatagt tccaccgagg acatcgacaa tgccattgtg tcggcgtgga 1380ccagaacaac aacaactgga tgaaggtgtg atggattgga cgcttgtgta cattaatcac 1440tcaataacca gtcattcctt tgaccagatc tggtagaaag aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa 1498 23404 PRT Aspergillus niger 23 Met Lys Phe Thr Gly Ile Ala Phe Ala Gly LeuIle Gly Tyr Ala Ala 1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Pro Ala Met Gly Ala Gln Gln AspSer Ala Pro Asn Gly Val 20 25 30 Gln Ala Thr Gly Ala Pro Ser Phe Gln GlyAla Ala Pro Ser Gly Ser 35 40 45 Pro Leu Pro Leu Pro Ser Gly Ala Pro GlnGly Gln Gly Phe Gly Gly 50 55 60 Gln Gly Phe Gly Asn Ser Asn Gly Gln GlyGln Ala Pro Thr Val Ser 65 70 75 80 Leu Gly Asp Ala Pro Gln Pro Pro ProThr Gly Ser Ala Ala Pro Ala 85 90 95 Pro Ser Gly Ala Pro Arg Gly His LysArg Arg Gln Leu Glu Ile Pro 100 105 110 Ala Ser Val Ser Asn Val Pro AlaPro Thr Gly Ser Ala Ala Ala Gly 115 120 125 Gly Asp Phe Gly Gly Ala ProSer Gly Pro Ala Pro Ser Gly Ala Ala 130 135 140 Pro Ser Gly Val Ala GlyGly Asp Gly Pro Ser Pro Ser Gly Ser Phe 145 150 155 160 Gly Gly Gln GlyGly Gln Ser Gly Ser Phe Gly Gly Asn Gly Ala Ala 165 170 175 Pro Ser GlyIle Ala Gly Gly Asn Gly Pro Ser Thr Ser Gly Ser Phe 180 185 190 Gly GlyAla Ala Pro Pro Val Leu Leu Val Ala Met Ala Pro Leu Pro 195 200 205 ProAla Leu Leu Ala Ala Ser Arg Val Ser Arg Ala Arg Ala Ala Ser 210 215 220Ala Ala Arg Thr Pro Ser Pro Arg Ala Ser Pro Arg Thr Pro Ser Leu 225 230235 240 Arg Ala Leu Ser Pro Arg Thr Pro Gly Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser Leu Arg245 250 255 Thr Pro Ser Pro Arg Asp Leu Thr Leu Arg Asp Leu Arg Ala LeuSer 260 265 270 Ser Arg Ala Pro Pro Leu Ser Arg Ala Leu Ala Leu Ala LeuSer Val 275 280 285 Val Thr Val Leu Leu Pro Pro Val Leu Leu Val Ala ThrAla Pro Leu 290 295 300 Leu Pro Ala Leu Ser Ala Val Leu Leu Pro Pro ValLeu Leu Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Thr Val Pro Leu Pro Leu Ala Pro Ser AlaVal Thr Ala Leu Leu Pro 325 330 335 Leu Thr Ser Leu Val Glu Thr Ala ProLeu Leu Pro Ala Pro Ser Val 340 345 350 Val Thr Val Leu Leu Leu Leu ValLeu Pro Val Val Leu Pro Leu Pro 355 360 365 Arg Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro LeuPro Arg Val Leu Leu Thr Lys Ser Met 370 375 380 Arg Lys Ser Trp Thr SerIle Asp Asn Lys His Leu Pro Tyr His Leu 385 390 395 400 Thr Leu Met Gln24 763 DNA Aspergillus niger 24 acacaaagca cattccttac attcacattcgtttcttctt cactccttta cttccctatc 60 tttccaatat tcacgatgca gtggacgaactttctgtgcc ctctgattgc catgcaggct 120 agcctgagtg ctgcctgggg cacccacgtcaagagaggat cggagaccaa tgccaccctg 180 tttgcctatg gacagaactc ttccgcttaccccattgctt atgggctcag tgacggtctt 240 ctctacattg cccaagatcc ggagaacaccgcggcggacc tgacacccat gtcctgggat 300 ctgccctcca tcactgatga gtgctggattgtcaacggca cgtttatgaa tggcactcgt 360 gcaggatctc tctatatccg accggatagcaacaactgtc ttggcgtgct gccttttgcc 420 caggctaaag gggtgaatgg cgtggtcacgggctttggcc tctttgcatc gcagctggtc 480 tataacaacg atacccagct ggaagcacagttctgggcgt cgaagacaga cactgaagat 540 gtctacaaac tggtgtgggt ggaggactcttcgcaaattg cgagcgaaag ctttcccgtc 600 gtggtgaaag cgtccgagga ctcgacctgaaaagaacagc gatccaggga ggtgtgactt 660 gggttgttgg ggtggtgctc cgagcatgatgttgttcatt gccattgcgt ggtaatatat 720 ataatagtca ctcgtttata tttgacaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa 763 25 184 PRT Aspergillus niger 25 Met Gln Trp Thr AsnPhe Leu Cys Pro Leu Ile Ala Met Gln Ala Ser 1 5 10 15 Leu Ser Ala AlaTrp Gly Thr His Val Lys Arg Gly Ser Glu Thr Asn 20 25 30 Ala Thr Leu PheAla Tyr Gly Gln Asn Ser Ser Ala Tyr Pro Ile Ala 35 40 45 Tyr Gly Leu SerAsp Gly Leu Leu Tyr Ile Ala Gln Asp Pro Glu Asn 50 55 60 Thr Ala Ala AspLeu Thr Pro Met Ser Trp Asp Leu Pro Ser Ile Thr 65 70 75 80 Asp Glu CysTrp Ile Val Asn Gly Thr Phe Met Asn Gly Thr Arg Ala 85 90 95 Gly Ser LeuTyr Ile Arg Pro Asp Ser Asn Asn Cys Leu Gly Val Leu 100 105 110 Pro PheAla Gln Ala Lys Gly Val Asn Gly Val Val Thr Gly Phe Gly 115 120 125 LeuPhe Ala Ser Gln Leu Val Tyr Asn Asn Asp Thr Gln Leu Glu Ala 130 135 140Gln Phe Trp Ala Ser Lys Thr Asp Thr Glu Asp Val Tyr Lys Leu Val 145 150155 160 Trp Val Glu Asp Ser Ser Gln Ile Ala Ser Glu Ser Phe Pro Val Val165 170 175 Val Lys Ala Ser Glu Asp Ser Thr 180 26 641 DNA Aspergillusniger 26 actccacctt ttctcatctg tcctctgtac ctagattcct tcttatatcttatccgtggt 60 tccttctttt ctggccaaga tcttagccat ctatcaacac gagagaaaacttattcccat 120 cctatcacat cacaatgtct gctgctgctc ctcctgctcc cccggttaacggtgaccggc 180 ccgagacggg tcactcacat ggaaagagtt ccctgtccag caagtcggacccgaaccagg 240 cgttgagagg tgaagaggct gtgtacagcg ttggatcgag tggattctctctacgctcaa 300 tgcagcatcg cgaccgtggg ggcaaaatca tcactgaacc cgacttgtccaaccctaccc 360 gttaccgatt cgagcggccg ctggacacca ttcgatcgtt tgaggcagccatcgagcgcc 420 gtcgtcgtga ggccatgtaa gatgagactt ggcgtgtgaa tatactgcgaatgatgttcg 480 atttcttgtg attatgtttg ggttcggcgc tggacgacgt atggatatggacatggacat 540 ggatatgagt ttgatttgat tgagcgtgta cattacttca ctgggtatgcttctggaatg 600 ttaccttgtc gatctcttat ttcaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a 641 27 101PRT Aspergillus niger 27 Met Ser Ala Ala Ala Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Val AsnGly Asp Arg Pro 1 5 10 15 Glu Thr Gly His Ser His Gly Lys Ser Ser LeuSer Ser Lys Ser Asp 20 25 30 Pro Asn Gln Ala Leu Arg Gly Glu Glu Ala ValTyr Ser Val Gly Ser 35 40 45 Ser Gly Phe Ser Leu Arg Ser Met Gln His ArgAsp Arg Gly Gly Lys 50 55 60 Ile Ile Thr Glu Pro Asp Leu Ser Asn Pro ThrArg Tyr Arg Phe Glu 65 70 75 80 Arg Pro Leu Asp Thr Ile Arg Ser Phe GluAla Ala Ile Glu Arg Arg 85 90 95 Arg Arg Glu Ala Met 100 28 1343 DNAAspergillus niger 28 cgactggagc acgagggaca ctgacatgga ctgaaggagtagaaaagatc ttcctctccc 60 acctccccag cctttccttc tttgcacctg tgccgtgcacggtcgagcca ttccttcatt 120 ctttgaacat attgcctggc tccgagtagt ctagcatccactccttgcaa gagcactttg 180 agagaaccgg tcttctcata ctcaaaagtt atacatacacatcacttctc tccgaacaaa 240 accgaacaga attcgaagaa cacatacaca atggtctccttcaagtctct tctgaccgcc 300 accaccctgg ccaccgccgt tctggccatc cctcatagtggccacggcca tggcagccac 360 aagcaccgtt ccacccatgt cgcctccaag cggacctcttcctccaagcg tggcgctgcc 420 tacaactctg cttccagcgt tcacacgctg acctccggctcctccggcaa cggtaccgtc 480 tcctgggcct acgactggaa catgtacgcc gacggcaccctccccagtaa cgtcgaatac 540 gtgcccatgc tgtggggcag caagatgttt ggaggctggttgaccgccat cgagactgcc 600 ctggacagcg gtagcaatta catcatggga ttcaacgagcctgactcctc ctcccaagcc 660 tcgatgactg cttccgaggc cgccagctcc tacaagaattacatcactcc ttactctggc 720 aaggctaagc tcgtcacccc ggccgtgacc agtagcaccacggaaggcga gggtctcagc 780 tggatgaagt ccttcctgtc cgaatgcagc gagtgtgacatgtcggtgct ggcagtccac 840 tggtacggca cctcggccga tgagttcaag tccttcgtgcaggaggccat gcaggtggcg 900 gacgacaacg gattggacga gacctgggtg acagaattcgccctcaccag cgacgagtct 960 gccggcggcg atgagagttc agcggcggac ttccttgacgaagttttgcc gtggttggac 1020 agccagagtg gcgtgggacg gtatgcgtat tacatgtgtgcagatgggta tctgctcagc 1080 ggggaggagt tgagctcgag tggaaaggtc tacgttgcatagaacaacca actacctttg 1140 gattccatta gatctgcttt accttggact tttatcccgtgatacctttt tgtgctgttt 1200 tttattctat tccattctac catccatctc tcacctaagagggaaagaga gacggacaac 1260 cccattttac ccacccactt tactttccaa tatattacaattccaatttg aatcaaattc 1320 aaatccaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaa 1343 29 283 PRTAspergillus niger MISC_FEATURE X = gap in homologous sequence 29 Met ValSer Phe Lys Ser Leu Leu Thr Ala Thr Thr Leu Ala Thr Ala 1 5 10 15 ValLeu Ala Ile Pro His Ser Gly His Gly His Gly Ser His Lys His 20 25 30 ArgSer Thr His Val Ala Ser Lys Arg Thr Ser Ser Ser Lys Arg Gly 35 40 45 AlaAla Tyr Asn Ser Ala Ser Ser Val His Thr Leu Thr Ser Gly Ser 50 55 60 SerGly Asn Gly Thr Val Ser Trp Ala Tyr Asp Trp Asn Met Tyr Ala 65 70 75 80Asp Gly Thr Leu Pro Ser Asn Val Glu Tyr Val Pro Met Leu Trp Gly 85 90 95Ser Lys Met Phe Gly Gly Trp Leu Thr Ala Ile Glu Thr Ala Leu Asp 100 105110 Ser Gly Ser Asn Tyr Ile Met Gly Phe Asn Glu Pro Asp Ser Ser Ser 115120 125 Gln Ala Ser Met Thr Ala Ser Glu Ala Ala Ser Ser Tyr Lys Asn Tyr130 135 140 Ile Thr Pro Tyr Ser Gly Lys Ala Lys Leu Val Thr Pro Ala ValThr 145 150 155 160 Ser Ser Thr Thr Glu Gly Glu Gly Leu Ser Trp Met LysSer Phe Leu 165 170 175 Ser Glu Cys Ser Glu Cys Asp Met Ser Val Leu AlaVal His Trp Tyr 180 185 190 Gly Thr Ser Ala Asp Glu Phe Lys Ser Phe ValGln Glu Ala Met Gln 195 200 205 Val Ala Asp Asp Asn Gly Leu Asp Glu ThrTrp Val Thr Glu Phe Ala 210 215 220 Leu Thr Ser Asp Glu Ser Ala Gly GlyAsp Glu Ser Ser Ala Ala Asp 225 230 235 240 Phe Leu Asp Glu Val Leu ProTrp Leu Asp Ser Gln Ser Gly Val Gly 245 250 255 Arg Tyr Ala Tyr Tyr MetCys Ala Asp Gly Tyr Leu Leu Ser Gly Glu 260 265 270 Glu Leu Ser Ser SerGly Lys Val Tyr Val Ala 275 280 30 22 PRT Aspergillus niger 30 Lys ArgArg Lys Asp Glu Leu Ala Asp Thr Thr Leu Arg Gln Val Ala 1 5 10 15 GlnAsn Gln Thr Glu Thr 20 31 16 PRT Aspergillus niger 31 Leu Gly Asp ValMet Ser Ile Ser Ile Asn Pro Thr Asn Gln Asn Val 1 5 10 15 32 29 PRTAspergillus niger 32 Ser Cys Arg Leu Phe Asp Ile Arg Ala Asp Arg Glu LeuAsn Thr Tyr 1 5 10 15 Gln Ser Asp Gln Ile Leu Cys Gly Ile Thr Ser ValAla 20 25 33 1221 DNA Aspergillus niger 33 taccactcac ctttcgcgcatcgccatctg cgatcctccc cacaacactc cacctagata 60 catacaccat taactgcgcttctacaacat gcagatcttc gttaagaccc tcaccggcaa 120 gacaatcacc ctcgaggtcgagtccagcga taccatcgac aacgtcaaga ccaagatcca 180 ggataaggag ggcatccctcccgaccagca gcgtctgatc ttcgccggaa agcagctgga 240 ggatggccgc acgcttagtgactacaacat ccagaaggag tctactctcc atcttgtcct 300 ccgcctgcgt ggtggtatgcagattttcgt caagaccctg accggaaaga ccatcaccct 360 tgaggtggag tcttctgacaccatcgacaa tgtgaagacc aagattcagg acaaggaggg 420 cattcccccg gaccagcagcgtctgatctt cgctggaaag cagctggagg atggccgtac 480 cctgtctgac tacaacattcaaaaggaatc cacccttcac ctcgtccttc gtctgcgtgg 540 tggtatgcag atcttcgtcaagactctcac gggaaagacg atcacattgg aagttgaatc 600 ttccgacaca attgataacgttaagaccaa gattcaagac aaggaaggca tccccccgga 660 ccagcagcgt ttgatcttcgctggtaagca gttggaggat ggccgtacct tgtccgacta 720 caacatccag aaagaatccactcttcacct tgtccttcgt ctccgtggtg gtatgcagat 780 cttcgtgaag actcttaccggcaagacgat tacgctggag gtggagagct cggataccat 840 tgataacgtc aagactaagattcaagataa ggagggcatt cccccggacc agcagcgtct 900 catcttcgct ggtaagcagttggaagatgg acgtacgctc tccgattaca acatccagaa 960 ggagagcact ctgcacctggtgctccgtct ccgtggcgga aactaatgcc ttattttgat 1020 ctttcttctt tagcacggctcatctacggt tgagtggcct gcatggcgtt gggacggttg 1080 ttttcatcgg tttttatgatacggataaat tgggcatacc ttagggtcac catcttccat 1140 ggtgccttgc gtcattcttttacctaggaa tcaattcaat aatcatattc cacctgatat 1200 ctaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaacc t1221 34 236 PRT Aspergillus niger 34 Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Met GlnIle Phe Val Lys Thr Leu Thr 1 5 10 15 Gly Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Glu ValGlu Ser Ser Asp Thr Ile Asp Asn 20 25 30 Val Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Asp LysGlu Gly Ile Pro Pro Asp Gln Gln 35 40 45 Arg Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Lys GlnLeu Glu Asp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser 50 55 60 Asp Tyr Asn Ile Gln Lys Glu SerThr Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Gly Gly Met Gln Ile PheVal Lys Thr Leu Thr Gly Lys Thr Ile 85 90 95 Thr Leu Glu Val Glu Ser SerAsp Thr Ile Asp Asn Val Lys Thr Lys 100 105 110 Ile Gln Asp Lys Glu GlyIle Pro Pro Asp Gln Gln Arg Leu Ile Phe 115 120 125 Ala Gly Lys Gln LeuGlu Asp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Asn Ile 130 135 140 Gln Lys Glu SerThr Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Met 145 150 155 160 Gln IlePhe Val Lys Thr Leu Thr Gly Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Glu Val 165 170 175 GluSer Ser Asp Thr Ile Asp Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Asp Lys 180 185 190Glu Gly Ile Pro Pro Asp Gln Gln Arg Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Lys Gln 195 200205 Leu Glu Asp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Asn Ile Gln Lys Glu Ser 210215 220 Thr Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Asn 225 230 235 35235 PRT Aspergillus niger 35 Val Leu Arg His Ala Asn Asn Leu Ala Val ValLys Thr Leu Thr Gly 1 5 10 15 Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Glu Val Glu Ser SerAsp Thr Ile Asp Asn Val 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Asp Lys Glu Gly IlePro Pro Asp Gln Gln Arg 35 40 45 Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Lys Gln Leu Glu AspGly Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp 50 55 60 Tyr Asn Ile Gln Lys Glu Ser Thr Leu HisLeu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg 65 70 75 80 Gly Gly Met Gln Ile Phe Val Lys ThrLeu Thr Gly Lys Thr Ile Thr 85 90 95 Leu Glu Val Glu Ser Ser Asp Thr IleAsp Asn Val Lys Ser Lys Ile 100 105 110 Gln Asp Lys Glu Gly Ile Pro ProAsp Gln Gln Arg Leu Ile Phe Ala 115 120 125 Gly Lys Gln Leu Glu Asp GlyArg Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Asn Ile Gln 130 135 140 Lys Glu Ser Thr Leu HisLeu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Met Gln 145 150 155 160 Ile Phe Val LysThr Leu Thr Gly Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Glu Val Glu 165 170 175 Ser Ser AspThr Ile Asp Asn Val Lys Thr Lys Ile Gln Asp Lys Glu 180 185 190 Gly IlePro Pro Asp Gln Gln Arg Leu Ile Phe Ala Gly Lys Gln Leu 195 200 205 GluAsp Gly Arg Thr Leu Ser Asp Tyr Asn Ile Gln Lys Glu Ser Thr 210 215 220Leu His Leu Val Leu Arg Leu Arg Gly Gly Asn 225 230 235 36 404 DNAAspergillus niger 36 tcgagcggcc gccgggcagg tacctccctt atgctgctggatgaagacgt ggttactgcc 60 tactatgcgc aagttcccaa ctcggtctac gtgagcagtgccggtggtta catctacccc 120 tgcaacacca ctcttcccag cttctcgctt gtcctcggcgagtcgagcct ggccacgatc 180 cccggtaacc tgatcaattt ctccaaggtt ggcaccaacaccaccaccgg acaggccttg 240 tgctttggcg gcattcaatc caacggaaac acctcgctgcagattctggg cgatattttc 300 ctgaaggcct ttttcgttgt cttcgacatg cgcggcccctcgcttggtgt tgcctctccc 360 aagaactagt ttccttttcc tgtacctcgg ccgcgaccacgcta 404 37 334 DNA Aspergillus niger 37 acaaagaatt ctccaggactcttgtctgac gtaaaatagg aagaaaagga aaactgaggt 60 gatatcgcct gtgtagtgcggcgattgacg tccttcctcc gcttgcccag cggtggtggg 120 tcgagctgag gtgtccgtttatacgtgatg gtagtggtca cgatatggcg cacacaaaag 180 gtgtttccat tctcactgacgggtgattcg aagaagcgct gtccccggtc tgatggagta 240 aaaggggaac ggagggggtgcgcactccgc ggggacgcag acactggggt aatagaggta 300 tggtgcagga aggcgcatgcgctgggcatg aata 334

1. An isolated polynucleotide molecule comprising a polynucleotidesequence that is differentially expressed in a native fungus exhibitinga pellet morphology relative to the native fungus exhibiting afilamentous morphology.
 2. The polynucleotide molecule of claim 1wherein expression of the polynucleotide sequence is absent or at alower level in the pellet morphology relative to the filamentousmorphology of the native fungus.
 3. The polynucleotide molecule of claim1 wherein expression of the polynucleotide sequence is absent or at alower level in the filamentous morphology relative to the pelletmorphology of the native fungus.
 4. The polynucleotide molecule of claim1 wherein the fungus is Aspergillus niger.
 5. A method of promoting amorphology in a fungus comprising: providing a recombinantpolynucleotide molecule; transforming a fungus with the recombinantpolynucleotide; and expressing a polypeptide encoded by thepolynucleotide sequence to promote a fungal morphology.
 6. The method ofclaim 5 wherein the morphology promoted is a pellet morphology.
 7. Anisolated polynucleotide molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28,33, 36 and
 37. 8. A polynucleotide molecule transcribed from thepolynucleotide of claim
 7. 9. A recombinant polynucleotide constructcomprising a polynucleotide sequence consisting of at least 30consecutive nucleotides sequence of any one of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8,12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, 37, and sequences complimentary toSEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, and
 37. 10.A vector comprising the recombinant polynucleotide construct of claim 9.11. A transformed host cell comprising the recombinant polynucleotideconstruct of claim
 9. 12. A method of promoting a morphology in a funguscomprising: providing a recombinant polynucleotide comprising at least30 consecutive nucleotides of any one of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16,18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, and 37; transforming a fungus with therecombinant polynucleotide; and expressing a polypeptide encoded by thepolynucleotide sequence to promote a fungal morphology.
 13. The methodof claim 12 wherein the polynucleotide sequence comprises sequence setforth in any one of SEQ ID NOs.:22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37, andwherein the fungal morphology promoted is a pellet morphology.
 14. Themethod of claim 12 wherein the polynucleotide sequence comprisessequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 18,and wherein the fungal morphology promoted is a filamentous morphology.15. A method of promoting a morphology in a fungus comprising: providinga recombinant polynucleotide comprising an antisense orientated sequencethat is complimentary to at least part of a gene; transforming a funguswith the recombinant polynucleotide; and suppressing expression of thegene utilizing transcription products produced by expression of therecombinant polynucleotide, the suppression promoting the morphology.16. The method of claim 15 wherein the antisense oriented sequencecomprises at least 30 consecutive nucleotides complimentary to of anyone of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, and37.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the complimentary sequence iscomplimentary to any one of SEQ ID NOs.:22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37,and wherein the fungal morphology promoted is a filament morphology 18.The method of claim 16 wherein the complimentary sequence iscomplimentary to any one of SEQ ID NOs.:1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 18, andwherein the fungal morphology promoted is a pellet morphology.
 19. Anisolated polynucleotide molecule encoding a polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs.:2, 5, 7, 9, 13,17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29 and
 34. 20. A recombinant polynucleotideconstruct comprising the polynucleotide sequence of claim 19 operablylinked to a promoter.
 21. A vector comprising the recombinantpolynucleotide construct of claim
 20. 22. A transformed host cellcomprising the recombinant polynucleotide construct of claim
 20. 23. Amethod of promoting a morphology in a fungus comprising: providing arecombinant polynucleotide comprising isolated polynucleotide sequenceencoding a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence set forth inany one of SEQ ID NOs.:2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29 and 34;transforming a fungus with the recombinant polynucleotide; andexpressing a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence topromote a fungal morphology.
 24. The method of claim 23 wherein thepolynucleotide sequence encodes an amino acid sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs. 23, 25, 27, 29 and 34, and the fungal morphologypromoted is a pellet morphology.
 25. The method of claim 23 wherein thepolynucleotide encodes an amino acid sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs. 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19 and, and the fungal morphologypromoted is a filamentous morphology.
 26. A method of enhancing abioprocess utilizing a fungus, comprising: producing a transformedfungus by transforming a fungus with a recombinant polynucleotidemolecule comprising a polynucleotide sequence set forth in any of SEQ IDNOs.:22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36 and 37, linked operably to a promoter; andexpressing a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide sequence, thepolypeptide promoting pellet morphology, the pellet morphology enhancinga bioprocess relative to the bioprocess utilizing a filamentousmorphology of the transformed fungus.
 27. The method of claim 26 whereinthe bioprocess is selected from the group consisting of expressingcellulase, expressing hemicellulase, expressing lignase, convertingbiomass to alcohol, producing organic acids, producing glucoamylase,producing penicillin and producing lovastatin.
 28. The method of claim26 wherein the fungus comprises a fungus selected from the groupconsisting of Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Aspergillus niger,Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Emericella nidulans, Neurosporacrassa, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum, Trichoderma reesei,Rhizomucor miehei and Rhizopus oryzae.
 29. The method of claim 26wherein the bioprocess enhanced by the pellet morphology of thetransformed fungus is enhanced relative to non-transformed fungus underotherwise identical conditions.
 30. A method of enhancing a bioprocessutilizing a fungus, comprising: producing a transformed fungus bytransforming a fungus with a recombinant polynucleotide moleculecomprising a polynucleotide sequence complimentary to any one of SEQ IDNOs.: 1, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, and 18, linked operably to a promoter inantisense orientation; transcribing the polynucleotide sequence toproduce polynucleotide transcripts; and hybridizing the transcripts tomRNA to suppress gene expression and promote pellet morphology, thepellet morphology enhancing a bioprocess relative to the bioprocessutilizing a filamentous morphology of the transformed fungus.
 31. Themethod of claim 30 wherein the fungus comprises a fungus selected fromthe group consisting of Phanerochaete chrysosporium, Aspergillus niger,Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Emericella nidulans, Neurosporacrassa, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum, Trichoderma reesei,Rhizomucor miehei and Rhizopus oryzae.
 32. The method of claim 30wherein the bioprocess is selected from the group consisting ofexpressing cellulase, expressing hemicellulase, expressing lignase,converting biomass to alcohol, producing organic acids, producingglucoamylase, producing penicillin and producing lovastatin.
 33. Amethod of enhancing a bioprocess utilizing a fungus, comprising:producing a transformed fungus by transforming a fungus with arecombinant polynucleotide molecule comprising a polynucleotide sequencecomplimentary to any one of SEQ ID NOs.: 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, 36, and 37,linked operably to a promoter in antisense orientation; transcribing thepolynucleotide sequence to produce polynucleotide transcripts; andhybridizing the transcripts to mRNA to suppress gene expression andpromote filamentous morphology, the filamentous morphology enhancing abioprocess relative to the bioprocess utilizing a pellet morphology ofthe transformed fungus.
 34. The method of claim 33 wherein the funguscomprises a fungus selected from the group consisting of Phanerochaetechrysosporium, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillusterreus, Emericella nidulans, Neurospora crassa, Fusarium oxysporum,Penicillium chrysogenum, Trichoderma reesei, Rhizomucor miehei andRhizopus oryzae.
 35. The method of claim 33 wherein the bioprocess isselected from the group consisting of producing peptic enzyme andproducing fumaric acid.
 36. An isolated polynucleotide moleculecomprising at least a 10 nucleotide segment of the sequence set forth inSEQ ID NO. 1; the at least 10 nucleotide segment comprising at least onecodon that codes for a different amino acid relative to thecorresponding codon set forth in SEQ ID NO.
 3. 37. An isolatedpolynucleotide molecule that encodes a protein having a first level ofexpression in a fungus exhibiting a filamentous morphology and having adecreased level or no expression in the fungus exhibiting a pelletmorphology.
 38. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 37 wherein theprotein comprises an amino acid sequence having greater than 31%identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs. 5, 7, 10, and
 17. 39. The isolatedpolynucleotide of claim 37 wherein the protein comprises an amino acidsequence having greater than 56% identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs. 5,7, 10, 14, and
 17. 40. The isolated polynucleotide of claim 37 whereinthe protein comprises an amino acid sequence having greater than 66%identity to any one of SEQ ID NOs. 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, and
 19. 41. Theisolated polynucleotide of claim 37 wherein the protein comprises anamino acid sequence having greater than 97% identity to any one of SEQID NOs. 2, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17 and
 19. 42. An isolated polynucleotidemolecule that encodes a protein having a first level of expression in afungus exhibiting a pellet morphology and having a decreased level or noexpression in the fungus exhibiting a filamentous morphology.
 43. Anisolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of: an amino acid sequence having greater than 31%identity to SEQ ID NO.10; an amino acid sequence having greater than 56%identity to SEQ ID NO.14; an amino acid sequence having greater than 66%identity to SEQ ID NO.20; an amino acid sequence having greater than 97%identity with SEQ ID NO.2; an amino acid sequence containing at least 10consecutive amino acids as set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs. 5, 7, 10,17, 19, 23, 25, 27, and 29; an amino acid sequence containing greaterthan 16 consecutive amino acids as set forth in SEQ ID NO.14; an aminoacid sequence containing greater than 25 consecutive amino acids as setforth in SEQ ID NO.14; an amino acid sequence set forth in any one ofSEQ ID NOs. 30, 31, and 32; and an amino acid sequence homologous to anyone of the sequences set forth in SEQ ID NOs.:2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19,23, 27, 29 and
 34. 44. An isolated polynucleotide encoding thepolypeptide of claim
 43. 45. An isolated polynucleotide comprising asequence complimentary to the polynucleotide of claim 44.